cloud cover

noun

: a mass of clouds
The moon was hidden behind a thick cloud cover.

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Now, scientists in Germany have suggested a surprising explanation: declining cloud cover. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024 However, scientists who didn't participate in the study told Axios the mechanism behind the reduction in low cloud cover needs to be more fully studied. Andrew Freedman, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024 One option is that a natural process is temporarily diverging from normal, causing a reduction in cloud cover. Evan Bush, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024 The choir leaned over him offering words of motivation, and rain doused the flames as Kirk Franklin marched up to a stage beating back smoke with an orange glow, like sunlight dissolving cloud cover. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for cloud cover 

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“Cloud cover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloud%20cover. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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