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
  • Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Congress previously voted to repeal the law, but then-President Joe Biden blocked the repeal with a presidential veto.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, such bills have been introduced repeatedly over the past three decades, only to be blocked time and again by Netanyahu and others.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Occlude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occlude. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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