occluded

past tense of occlude

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of occluded There’s so much that has been occluded by the broad-brush depiction of the eighties as the awful age of Reagan, yuppies, shoulder pads, mullets, and synth-drums. Literary Hub, 1 June 2026 Unlike supermassive black holes, the critics argued, LRDs appeared occluded by much denser clouds of gas, potentially mandating a more direct method for accurately measuring their mass. Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occluded
Verb
  • The road was so packed that his feet disappeared along the pavement, obstructed from view by those leading and those lagging behind.
    Sam McDowell July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • One of the suspects also assaulted and sprayed paint on a person, and when officers tried to detain the suspects several blocks away at Turk and Taylor streets, other people surrounded and obstructed the officers, police said.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Luis Suarez’s first pass near the back line was blocked back to him.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • Messi got at the end of a through ball in the box, was one-on-one with Vozinha, and the keeper blocked the legend’s shot with his mid-section.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026

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“Occluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occluded. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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