as in obscured
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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Something could have obscured critical knowledge.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Mar. 2026 -
Police recovered surveillance footage of the suspect, his face partially obscured by his hood, near the scene.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The final days of our ordeal blurred into a nightmare of torment, wandering while daylight lasted and huddling under open shelters at night, shaking with cold.—
Elwyn "Bud" Myers,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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The shoreline blurred softly in the background while her gold chains and earrings caught the afternoon glow.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Pushing harder would have darkened the story, but been slightly more believable.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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The city largely shut down as residents and tourists ran for cover and plumes of smoke from fires darkened the Pacific vista.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Israeli strikes on oil facilities sparked massive pillars of fire and blackened the skies above Tehran.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Once a sky-blue democracy is restored, may Trump’s days of infamy be ruled illegitimate and his name and legacy duly tainted by all of history, darkly blackened or cautiously reddened in the honest records that this twerp and his twisted cohorts have conspired so heinously to whitewash.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The allegations overshadowed Noma's $1,500-a-head pop-up restaurant in Los Angeles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The allegations overshadowed Noma’s $1,500-a-head pop-up restaurant in Los Angeles.—
Laurie Kellman,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Fuzzed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuzzed%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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