occluding

present participle of occlude

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of occluding For example, if a ball rolled behind some occluding object and temporarily disappeared from view, the model generated an error when the ball didn’t reappear from behind the object in future frames. Quanta Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025 In the immediate aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder, one of the most vexing things occluding the facts of what happened was a general illiteracy regarding the online culture that had engulfed the alleged killer — its memes and codes and ideologies. Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occluding
Verb
  • Brockman was released without charges – either for obstructing justice or assault – after about seven hours of detention, according to her attorneys.
    Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The Department of Justice has encouraged agents to arrest anyone interfering with immigration operations, twice ordering law enforcement to prioritize cases of those suspected of obstructing, interfering with or assaulting immigration officials.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Foothill also combined for six blocks and slowed down several kill attempts by partially blocking balls at the net.
    Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Except Evan Engram whiffed at blocking New York’s Cor’Dale Flott, and Adam Trautman and Nate Adkins both went to the same Giant and missed.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Occluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occluding. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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