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
Ayesha Javed, TIME, 16 Feb. 2025
As for other differences between the plans, Entertainment includes more than 75 channels, the ability to stream on unlimited devices in your home, unlimited cloud DVR storage, and a special offer on premium channels.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 16 Feb. 2025
James Pearce, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Hollywood’s Struggles: The economic outlook of the Los Angeles area, with a population larger than most states, has been clouded by events that have upended the entertainment industry.
—Ana Swanson, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Some of that is moving contact centers to the cloud.
—Ayesha Javed, TIME, 16 Feb. 2025
As for other differences between the plans, Entertainment includes more than 75 channels, the ability to stream on unlimited devices in your home, unlimited cloud DVR storage, and a special offer on premium channels.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
But the finale to Wednesday’s game should not cloud the fact that Liverpool served up such an uninspiring display overall.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Hollywood’s Struggles: The economic outlook of the Los Angeles area, with a population larger than most states, has been clouded by events that have upended the entertainment industry.
—Ana Swanson, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloud
Noun
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News of a federal inquiry into Mizuhara's possible links to gamblers cast a pall on Dodgers' 2024 opening games, played in Seoul.—
David K. Li,
NBC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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At a Kansas City Super Bowl parade last year, a shootout stemming from a personal grievance left a woman dead, wounded about two dozen others and cast a pall on what had been a celebratory day.—
Jason Morris,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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There is also no record of its business name on a database of online companies and its website is registered to a private domain in Holland, obscuring its true origin.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Bouchard is the owner of a leisurely pace of play and that can sometimes obscure his contributions to winning games.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This should not be confused as some kind of part-time mentoring role, like someone coming in to give a speech once in a while and then clearing off.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Don't let the term air fryer confuse you: These things are pretty much just small convection ovens that use fans to circulate hot air around your food in order to cook it evenly and efficiently.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appétit,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On Tuesday at 2:28 a.m. a dense fog advisory was issued by the NWS San Diego CA in effect until 9 a.m. for San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Feb. 2025
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Because the fog sometimes turns out to be the actual transmitter of illumination—the clarity rising from within the confusions—any simple summary or attempt to distill objective lessons betrays his mind.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Tech oligarchs, the gerontocracy, podcasters spouting misinformation and the erosion of civil liberties all blur into a muddy soup that’s adjacent to relevancy without ever achieving it.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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Drawn out over an almost one month period after the initial attack, the lines between fact and fiction blur pretty fast in Zero Day, just like in our echo chamber America.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 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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Patrick Schwarzenegger is learning to define success for himself outside the shadow of his famous family.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Rowley will play Will, a young man caught between two worlds who wants belonging, respect, and a future beyond the shadows of the forest.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The clouds are still in sunlight while the ground is darkening after the Sun sets.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
12 Feb. 2025
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The ice sheet has thinned and darkened since the early 1990’s, especially around its edges….—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Cloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloud. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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