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
Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 2 Mar. 2025
This user-friendly cloud solution requires no installations and works across all platforms—PC, Mac, or mobile.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 1 Mar. 2025
Ross Lazear, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
An explosion rocked a Hawaiian resort at around sunset on Thursday, injuring several people as smoke and debris clouded the postcard-perfect setting, authorities said.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
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, 2 Mar. 2025
This user-friendly cloud solution requires no installations and works across all platforms—PC, Mac, or mobile.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
Cirrus clouds at the level of the jet stream – often about 6 miles (10 kilometers), above the ground – can sometimes move at over 200 miles per hour (320 kilometers per hour).
—Ross Lazear, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
An explosion rocked a Hawaiian resort at around sunset on Thursday, injuring several people as smoke and debris clouded the postcard-perfect setting, authorities said.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloud
Noun
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Cornell’s comments come after Target posted fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street’s expectations but cast a pall over the current quarter.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Jacob Pramuk,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2025
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But a few nominees’ past actions have cast a pall over otherwise historic triumphs.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But all of this noise obscures the simple way to synthesize all of this: Less is better.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
14 Mar. 2025
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From Blue Ghost’s landing site in the Sea of Crises (close to the Sea of Tranquility, where Apollo 11 landed in 1969), totality — when Earth will completely obscure the sun as seen from the moon — will start at 1:18 a.m.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Boat-Friendly Boca Grande To live in Boca Grande (not to be confused with Boca Raton, the resort on Florida’s east coast) is to be on the water.—
Mary Forgione,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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When some confused the artist organization’s acronym, RCAF, with the Royal Canadian Air Force, the name was humorously changed to the Royal Chicano Air Force.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Gordon, a senior investment strategist at Charles Schwab, said the back and forth with tariffs has created a fog of uncertainty for investors, businesses and consumers.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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Central Sacramento Valley, Southern Sacramento Valley, Carquinez Strait and Delta and Northern San Joaquin Valley are under a dense fog advisory which was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 4:55 a.m.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Filters have a more dramatic effect on images than Film Sims, with options that include a miniature effect that blurs part of the scene to simulate a photograph of a diorama, a low-fi toy camera filter, high and low-key exposure looks, and others.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
12 Mar. 2025
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From music tailored to your mood to movies created by AI, the line between human and machine creativity is blurring.—
Andrey Fadeev,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 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
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But against a Borussia Dortmund team that is a shadow of the side that made last season’s final, this is arguably their best opportunity.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Remarkably, the eclipses are 521 years apart, which means the moon takes an almost identical path through Earth's shadow and occurs against the same background stars.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Apparently, the concert’s pyrotechnics, located directly underneath the banners, literally darkened the legacy of the team in a way the stories of Michael Jordan’s gambling and Dennis Rodman’s smelliness never could.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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Pigments darken the lashes, while oils and waxes help thicken them and give your lashes a boost of volume.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Cloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloud. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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