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as in concealing
to keep secret or shut off from view
the investigative reporters obscured their real motives for visiting the company by pretending the story was about something else
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as in blurring
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
when it isn't obscured by smog, the view of the city from the observatory can be spectacular
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Recent Examples of obscuring
Even with James’ flashlight, interiors are consistently dark, obscuring the monstrous threads that loom at every turn.
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George Yang, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Lemon Cloud Window Privacy Film $27 at Amazon The frosted glass film is covered in holographic rainbow half-moon shapes, which blurred the view from the inside and outside of my door, without completely obscuring light.
—Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
George Yang, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Lemon Cloud Window Privacy Film $27 at Amazon The frosted glass film is covered in holographic rainbow half-moon shapes, which blurred the view from the inside and outside of my door, without completely obscuring light.
—Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
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Further evidence is the fact that Amazon is bragging about, not hiding, season 2 viewership.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Further evidence is the fact that Amazon is bragging about, not hiding, season 2 viewership.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Astronomers now believe that Europa has an ice shell 10 to 15 miles thick, covering a global ocean 40 to 100 miles deep.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Several of these programs also offer other support, like covering health insurance and educational costs, too.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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The material achieves this by reacting strongly with the battery electrodes and suppressing processes that generate hydrogen.Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
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Research has shown that suppressing emotional expression leads to poorer conversation quality and a reduced sense of connection.Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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What begins as a tool for convenience could grow out of control, replicating and consuming resources, and eventually overshadowing us.Gerui Wang, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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So far, bitcoin's role as a better form of money is its main use, overshadowing any other.Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Obscuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscuring. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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