obscuring

verb

Definition of obscuringnext
present participle of obscure
1
as in concealing
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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2
as in blurring
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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“Obscuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscuring. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.

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