1
as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the diner's dark interior, clouded with smoke and grease
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2
as in to confuse
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
cloud the issue with obscure statistics
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Recent Examples of cloud
Kc Joyner, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Dim lighting, plush seats, and hookah clouds in the air set the tone for dining and vibing with friends.
—Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Defense is already a position that needs work, and Bowen Byram’s uncertain status as a restricted free agent further clouds the picture.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Noun
Overall: There is a lot to like here, but that’s not enough to dissipate the cloud of regression uncertainty.
—Kc Joyner, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Dim lighting, plush seats, and hookah clouds in the air set the tone for dining and vibing with friends.
—Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
Verb
Despite the financial backing of owner Jeff Bezos, the reality is that Post hasn’t been able to convert fleeting interest from readers into long-term loyalty; worse still, internal dysfunction and shifting editorial strategies continue to cloud the Post’s identity and future.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Defense is already a position that needs work, and Bowen Byram’s uncertain status as a restricted free agent further clouds the picture.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloud
Noun
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Taken as a whole, these and other anti-merger tactics undermined due process and cast a pall over economically beneficial M&A. Pre-Biden Merger Policy Restored New FTC and DOJ Trump Administration leaders have public publicly committed to rolling back the Biden anti-merger agenda.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Roving teams of federal immigration agents have cast a pall of fear across many of the region’s communities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
Verb
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By the time of totality at 3:20 p.m., dense clouds obscured the view, with an eerie darkness and a golden horizon.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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He was either shrouded in haze (the gasps of the fog machine eventually became indistinguishable from the vapor being collectively exhaled by the crowd) or obscured by low-angle backlighting.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
Verb
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Two people can deliver the same message, but their delivery style can make the difference between motivating and confusing a team.—
Kendra MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Baun’s ability to play on the line of scrimmage allowed defensive coordinator Vic Fangio to shift the front with Baun moving from off-ball to edge or vice versa right before the snap, confusing the blocking assignments for the offense.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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Lifting the London fog A Burberry store at Fashion Valley, an upscale shopping mall, on Dec. 13, 2024, in San Diego, California.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
18 July 2025
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Still, try to hold off from signing contracts or making major purchases until the fog clears.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
17 July 2025
Verb
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Tweaked as recently as 1992, the house deliberately blurs boundaries between interior and exterior, public and private, finished and unfinished.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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AirPods blur the line between presence and absence, reducing opportunities for mindfulness.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
Verb
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But instead of sounding the alarm, defendants went out of their way to becloud the emerging scientific consensus.—
Edward Fitzpatrick,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 Aug. 2019
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His flacks and surrogates hand out scraps of information grudgingly, infrequently, and beclouded by fragrant eructations of doublespeak.—
Charles Seife,
Slate Magazine,
1 Mar. 2017
Noun
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In 2018, she was spotted at SiriusXM Studios rocking an ombré blonde cropped cut, smoky purple shadow, and a nude lip—still serving, still unbothered.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
18 July 2025
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The blacks of suits and the whites of shirts and balloons look accurate and generally show strong detail in most shots, though the former can appear washed-out or lose a bit of shadow detail to muddiness depending on the shot.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 July 2025
Verb
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But perceptions of where the economy is heading have darkened.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Just after sunset, as the sky begins to darken, a 2%-lit waxing crescent moon will appear just hours after being in its invisible new phase.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Cloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloud. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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