overcloud

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈklau̇d How to pronounce overcloud (audio)
Definition of overcloudnext
as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct the eerie dusk of an approaching storm overclouded the plains

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcloud
  1. obscure
  2. blur
  3. cloud
  4. darken
  5. blacken
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  • But this focus on labor obscures the fact that slavery also represented enormous wealth that was extraordinarily liquid: an enslaved person represented cash that could be forced to work, forced to breed, forced to relocate.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The crowd trickled back to their cars, deep time obscured by darkness.
    Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of obscure
Verb
  • Simply sweep on your favorite hue with your finger tips and blend at the crease for blurred, yet vivid color in seconds.
    Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
  • His transformation is both physical and psychological, a deterioration that blurs humanity and monstrosity, pushing boundaries of on-screen horror with a level of realism enhanced by Chris Walas’ groundbreaking practical effects, which garnered an Academy Award for Best Makeup.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of blur
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  • Short-term stress can cloud your vision, keeping you from focusing on the bigger picture.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Sudden market sell-offs, such as occurred in early August, were cited by the IMF as a key risk that clouds the economic outlook.
    Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of cloud
Verb
  • The experience of being a Black foreigner in a country governed by its racial gradients darkened his view of Kenya.
    Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
  • If artificial intelligence could be used to brighten a person’s mood, it could probably be used for darkening a person’s personality, too.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of darken
Verb
  • On a Saturday afternoon in early July, the clouds blackened above Hampton Court Palace, southwest of London.
    Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The other, taken just after the October 7 attack, shows the same homes blackened and destroyed in the militants’ rampage.
    Matthew Chance, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of blacken
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“Overcloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcloud. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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