overclouding

verb

present participle of overcloud
as in obscuring
to make dark, dim, or indistinct the eerie dusk of an approaching storm overclouded the plains

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overclouding
  1. obscuring
  2. blurring
  3. darkening
  4. blackening
  5. clouding
Verb
  • But Hegseth’s push for $67 billion more in emergency Iran spending — while the Pentagon directs $75 billion from last year’s tax cuts law to other military spending — may be obscuring a war cost that is far greater.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
  • Merlin is draped in a long, light-colored cloak with a white hood over his head, obscuring his face.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Definition of obscuring
Verb
  • The festival also featured DJ-chef collaborations like Munchietown, further blurring the lines between beats and bites.
    — Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Zendaya somehow manages to juggle multiple projects at once without ever blurring the lines between them, giving each film its own distinct fashion identity.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 23 July 2026
Definition of blurring
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  • The Hapsburg Inspector General, the equivalent of the food inspector darkening the doorway of a scummy restaurant?
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Alfred Dreyfus to warn that the ‘demons of antisemitism’ haunting France’s past are again darkening its present.
    — Masha Macpherson, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of darkening
Verb
  • Check monthly for signs of shriveling (add moisture), blackening or softening (discard).
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • The Volcano fire was among blazes this week, blackening more than 100 acres in Riverside County.
    — Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of blackening
Verb
  • Wholesale inflation fell from May to June on plunging energy prices, but intensifying hostilities with Iran are clouding the outlook.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • However, a lack of diversity in thought was clouding every step forward.
    — Janine Schindler, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of clouding
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