as in to blur
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
picture postcards never show those not-infrequent days when the coastal scenery is fuzzed up by fog
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For Cyborgs, the boundary between human and AI thinking became deliberately blurred.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026 -
As the interrogation unfolds, Dave’s belief that he was framed by the State begins to unravel, blurring the line between truth, obsession and self-deception.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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The video is obscured at that point.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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Mendonça uses these surreal flourishes to reimagine the country of his youth—a place where gruesome crimes were committed by people determined to obscure the evidence.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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My fear is that the murder of a poet on the streets of Minneapolis will encourage you to darken.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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While only a handful of the Pleiades' brightest stars are visible from city centres, more of the cluster's 1,000-strong population become visible as skies darken.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Fuzz (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuzz%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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