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as in confused
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
irrelevant matters that only serve to obfuscate the fundamental issue of guilt or innocence
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Recent Examples of obfuscated
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
The initial script is heavily obfuscated to avoid detection by antivirus tools.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Crucially, there are real-world exploits like University of California, San Diego’s (UCSD) Imprompter, which had nearly an 80% success rate in extracting personal data via obfuscated prompts.
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Camellia Chan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
From here, things get hazy because the details are missing—or at least highly obfuscated.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
No wonder the numbers are obfuscated.
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U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Crypto transactions are recorded on a ledger that anyone can see and cannot be altered or obfuscated.
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Nic Puckrin,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
Every moment of euphoria is obfuscated by distortion, every pop impulse is undercut by squealing dissonance.
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Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
At points, smoke obfuscated everyone on stage except for Reznor — who didn’t speak to the crowd except to introduce the touring band.
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Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
So their needs may be obfuscated, obscured even, from them!
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Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
Though some investors like lottery winner Edwin Castro have made headlines by purchasing multiple lots, the process is largely opaque and the names of the buyers are obfuscated by limited liability companies, or LLCs, Fairweather said.
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Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The packages execute an obfuscated payload that can run during the npm install process, which occurs before a developer imports or actually uses the package in a production environment.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
The initial script is heavily obfuscated to avoid detection by antivirus tools.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Crucially, there are real-world exploits like University of California, San Diego’s (UCSD) Imprompter, which had nearly an 80% success rate in extracting personal data via obfuscated prompts.
—
Camellia Chan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
As in the plays of William Shakespeare, Stoppard’s authorial point of view was intentionally obfuscated.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
From here, things get hazy because the details are missing—or at least highly obfuscated.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
No wonder the numbers are obfuscated.
—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Crypto transactions are recorded on a ledger that anyone can see and cannot be altered or obfuscated.
—
Nic Puckrin,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
Every moment of euphoria is obfuscated by distortion, every pop impulse is undercut by squealing dissonance.
—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
At points, smoke obfuscated everyone on stage except for Reznor — who didn’t speak to the crowd except to introduce the touring band.
—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
So their needs may be obfuscated, obscured even, from them!
—
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
Though some investors like lottery winner Edwin Castro have made headlines by purchasing multiple lots, the process is largely opaque and the names of the buyers are obfuscated by limited liability companies, or LLCs, Fairweather said.
—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obfuscated
Adjective
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Rubio met with Gulf Arab leaders in Bahrain on Thursday in an effort to assuage their concerns over certain terms of the MOU, including the ambiguous language around the management of the Strait of Hormuz.
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With one, everything the best-performing agent learns is written into a layer for the next—how to handle a difficult customer, which exception patterns resolved cleanly, what an ambiguous edge case meant for the business.
Verb
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It's called cognitive empathy, not to be confused with emotional empathy.
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So The Listeners — not to be confused with 2022’s The Listener starring Tessa Thompson and you in a voice role — is just now reaching the States.
Adjective
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Bunnie Xo has shared a cryptic video on social media after news of her split from Jelly Roll surfaced.
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Jelly Roll is clarifying a cryptic post that's going viral amid his divorce from Bunnie Xo.
Verb
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The line between fictional and real K-pop blurred further in May this year, when Netflix and AEG Presents announced a global concert tour featuring real-life performers as HUNTR/X.
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The pressure had become relentless, the boundaries increasingly blurred, and the cost to my own wellbeing impossible to ignore.
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What has changed in recent years, however, is that prediction markets are no longer an obscure pastime enjoyed by political junkies.
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What many people don’t know is that an earlier and more obscure stint during the administration of President Gerald Ford shaped him as a public servant.
Verb
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But eating well doesn’t have to be complicated.
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Trump previously planned to hold a Cabinet meeting at Camp David in May but canceled plans because of poor weather that would have complicated the helicopter flight to the retreat.
Adjective
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Translation is a very mysterious thing because my goal is to create something that’s deeply equivalent but uses zero of the same words.
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That is until their husbands are killed under mysterious circumstances in the USSR, and the pair become CIA operatives.
Adjective
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Opposition groups celebrate the win Grassroots organizations and local activist groups are celebrating the win, even if the details are unclear.
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While Dobrev's relationship status remains unclear, the outing comes nine months after PEOPLE confirmed Dobrev's split from fiancé Shaun White following five years together.
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“Obfuscated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obfuscated. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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