1
as in muddy
having visible particles in liquid suspension
the water coming out of the faucet was unusually cloudy
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2
as in hazy
covered over by clouds
the skies grew cloudy and we headed home
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as in misty
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension
the room grew cloudy with smoke from the fire
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as in dark
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
after his third failed marriage, he seemed destined to live the rest of his life in a permanently cloudy mood
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Recent Examples of cloudy
Still, a unified vision of how to move forward with the priorities has appeared cloudy as the new Congress begins.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Our overall mood improved while using this lamp, especially on grey, cloudy days with less sunlight.
—L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Conditions will remain mostly sunny, turning partly cloudy by Saturday.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
And the time of year might mean cloudy skies and frigid temperatures.
—Michael Roston, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Our overall mood improved while using this lamp, especially on grey, cloudy days with less sunlight.
—L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Conditions will remain mostly sunny, turning partly cloudy by Saturday.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
And the time of year might mean cloudy skies and frigid temperatures.
—Michael Roston, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloudy
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Piles of grey snow sat next to muddy stretches of the lawn.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
18 Jan. 2025
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Every two years or so, the entire structure is caked with a fresh layer of banco: a muddy mixture of water, soil, and straw that dries in open air.—
Guy Peterson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
17 Jan. 2025
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After the multiple reports of the train delays, a first responder at the apartment building said over radio that there was burned food in a second-floor apartment and a slight hazy smoke on the second floor.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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In the 2010s, when people were coming and buying four-packs of hazy I.P.A. for $16, $18, $20 directly from breweries, that was a very lucrative time.—
Terence McGinley,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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This is partially because the lungs breathe out moisture in misty breaths.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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His eyes had turned misty at the memory of his mother’s words.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2025
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The Hughes Fire broke out in the late morning and within hours charred more than 15 square miles of trees and brush, sending up plumes of dark smoke near Lake Castaic, a popular recreation area about 40 miles from the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires that are burning for a third week.—
Marcio Jose Sanchez,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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Yu Ting Yuan, the hotel's flagship restaurant, offers diners a contrasting tenor with its dark, brooding interior splashed with gold and blood red, fresh flower sprays of pussywillow, orchids, and amaryllis, and soaring ceilings.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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On the engineering side, the plan is to design a better speaker, targeting the ideal frequency response for a turbid ecosystem, and doing so in a way that drives down the cost.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Nov. 2024
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Grass carp make the water more turbid; stiltgrass and common reed can block sight lines and reduce property values; and sea lamprey are a shocking sight when they are attached to sport fish.—
Caitlin Looby,
Journal Sentinel,
12 Sep. 2024
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And the region is rapidly running out of time to catch up on the severe deficit in rainfall before the winter rainy season ends.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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San Diego has only gotten 0.14 inches of rain since Oct. 1, leading to the driest start of the rainy season since 1850.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Matt Harrison, president of Kuka Home North America, which has a furniture manufacturing base in Monterrey, fears the future could be bleak.—
David Culver,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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The negotiations have seemingly stalled and the market for him is bleak.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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This six-episode Netflix series is taking on the murky world of health influencer culture—and what happened when a certain real-life influencer’s brand was built on a lie.—
Charley Ross,
Glamour,
15 Jan. 2025
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As with most origin stories of football clubs that are a century and a half old, the truth of how Nottingham Forest came into being is slightly murky.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Cloudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloudy. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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