1
as in conceals
to keep secret or shut off from view
the investigative reporters obscured their real motives for visiting the company by pretending the story was about something else
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as in blurs
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
when it isn't obscured by smog, the view of the city from the observatory can be spectacular
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Recent Examples of obscures
My outfit is indistinct, but my slight smile is obvious, even as my hand obscures half of my face.
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Amanda Uhle
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
This position also obscures NGC 6302’s ancient, stellar core.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Experts and advocates for prison reform say a lack of self-harm data obscures the true scale of mental health crises behind bars, both for the public and those who work in the system.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In reality, pursuing perfection often delays delivery, raises costs and obscures the goal of solving real problems quickly and simply.
—Gautam Lohia, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
That approach obscures how policies made by large institutions – such as governments, for example – constrain the choices that people are able to make.
—Megan Donelson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
In games, the helmet obscures the scar.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Kay’s reductive portrayal of OCD obscures the very real suffering experienced by millions, and risks reinforcing the silence and isolation that so many are working to break.
—Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Amanda Uhle
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
This position also obscures NGC 6302’s ancient, stellar core.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Experts and advocates for prison reform say a lack of self-harm data obscures the true scale of mental health crises behind bars, both for the public and those who work in the system.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In reality, pursuing perfection often delays delivery, raises costs and obscures the goal of solving real problems quickly and simply.
—Gautam Lohia, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
That approach obscures how policies made by large institutions – such as governments, for example – constrain the choices that people are able to make.
—Megan Donelson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
In games, the helmet obscures the scar.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Kay’s reductive portrayal of OCD obscures the very real suffering experienced by millions, and risks reinforcing the silence and isolation that so many are working to break.
—Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obscures
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Guests arrive via a winding, jungle-like path that conceals the building from view until the final turn, when the view suddenly opens to a giant round portico, four stories high and 120 feet across that appears to float despite its 3,000-ton weight.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Find those iconic horses emblazoned in silver onto the oakwood base of their Dry Air Diffuser, which conceals a discrete fan and ventilation system.—
Austa Somvichian-Clausen,
Robb Report,
14 Aug. 2025
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For all their evident overlap, the two marketplaces serve different crowds — even as the boundary between art and design blurs (Basic.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Alcohol blurs a person's judgment, reaction time and abilities.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Contempt often hides within sarcasm or ridicule.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Maddie hides her binging and purging from Deena and Jake, lying about being pregnant to distract her husband from what’s really going on.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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The radiant point of the Perseids is the constellation Perseus, which, from the Northern Hemisphere, rises in the northeast as the sky darkens during August.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Blocking the sunlight also darkens his living spaces.—
Roxana Popescu,
Mercury News,
11 Aug. 2025
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Carpentersville recently rezoned its portion of the property for residential use while West Dundee’s is zoned for B2 commercial, which covers a lot of development options, Cavallaro said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Researchers discovered that the worm—Schistosoma mansoni—suppresses neurons in the skin to evade detection in a mechanism likely developed to enhance its own survival.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Laboratory and field tests indicate the new structure suppresses pressure fluctuations by as much as 96%, promising a quieter, safer ride and fewer complaints from people, wildlife, and infrastructure operators living near future maglev corridors.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Aug. 2025
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However, tariff uncertainty clouds the headline growth figure.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Obscures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscures. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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