occlude

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Recent Examples of occlude However, this approach isn’t ideal in agricultural settings, when branches are likely to occlude the visual sensors. IEEE Spectrum, 28 June 2025 And, in every case, banal commentary is slowly occluding the art, seeping into it in boldface titles or explainers that speak over the sound or cover the image. Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025 So even at the time, her identity was partly occluded by that of her husband. Katrina Gulliver, JSTOR Daily, 1 Feb. 2025 Once a target is identified in Lattice, an operator can specify a standoff position for Bolt-M to maintain, tasking the system to stalk the target from beyond the visual or acoustic detection range even as the target moves and is occluded. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for occlude
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Verb
  • Small pieces of metal or plastic could obstruct airways, especially in vulnerable populations such as children and older adults.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In a July 29 post to the social media platform, Minniear included snaps of himself and some picturesque locations, as well as a shot of Goulding laying nude in bed with her arm, side and thigh visible but face mostly obstructed.
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In terms of how the oral medicine works, JOURNAVX provides relief by blocking pain signals found in the periphery, not in the brain, like traditional opioids.
    Essence, Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Three separate lawsuits seek to block it from taking effect, while opponents are hoping to mount a referendum campaign that would ask voters to repeal it through a statewide vote.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Occlude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occlude. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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