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Adjective
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To minimize risks during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) advises incorporating frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026 -
If anyone shows signs of heat illness, promptly move them to a cool, shaded area.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Well, the Thirteenth Amendment left the country with 4 million freed slaves, undefined.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Loose contracts, unclear ownership, poor communication trails, rushed partnerships and undefined expectations create openings that later turn into major problems.—
Michael Gargiulo,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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Kentucky lawmakers will likely let our columnist Joe Gerth down again by overriding the veto of a bill that would allow 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to carry concealed guns.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Apr. 2026
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Watch it for its skin-deep enticement, its powerful visual devices, but also its concealed malignancy.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In 2000, the Ig Nobel Prize in chemistry went to a trio of researchers at the University of Pisa in Italy and their colleague at UC San Diego for their discovery that, biochemically speaking, romantic love may be indistinguishable from having severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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The environment was almost indistinguishable from a major sports event.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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The last years of his life were sort of clouded by that.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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McCoy was a potential top-10 pick in 2024, but an offseason knee injury clouded (and continues to cloud) his football future.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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George recalled that the weather was foggy and Dave, who was a pilot for Delta, had expressed concern about the conditions.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Locals believed the city’s cool, foggy climate nurtured a unique strain of wild yeast—a theory since debunked.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Swift-Kelce wedding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding plans remain shrouded in secrecy.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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When miscarriage remains shrouded in secrecy and shame, people experience their loss and grief alone and, too often, in unnecessary fear.—
Dara Kass,
Time,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Sometimes, cloudy places just aren’t as cloudy for a few months, which lets more sunlight in and heats up the ocean.—
Dillon Amaya,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
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So the automotive crystal ball is cloudy at best.—
Matt Degen,
AJC.com,
12 June 2026
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“Obnubilated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obnubilated. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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