as in to confuse
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
irrelevant matters that only serve to obfuscate the fundamental issue of guilt or innocence
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To him, bringing that artifice into focus illuminates how the evolution of belief systems across history have come to obfuscate an ancient truth: that beneath it all, the one true religion is control.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
One of the measures would have extended the existing parcel tax and added an inflation escalator, a detail the district obfuscated in the ballot language.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
Instead, the Sixers appear to have been fined for obfuscating his injury status with their public comments.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
That decision, as well as murmurs of a potential Cam Fowler trade, the continued presence of two professional tryouts in camp and whether the Ducks carry 13 or 14 forwards are all moving parts that obfuscate exactly what the opening-night roster might look like.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 1 Oct. 2024
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
One of the measures would have extended the existing parcel tax and added an inflation escalator, a detail the district obfuscated in the ballot language.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
Instead, the Sixers appear to have been fined for obfuscating his injury status with their public comments.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
That decision, as well as murmurs of a potential Cam Fowler trade, the continued presence of two professional tryouts in camp and whether the Ducks carry 13 or 14 forwards are all moving parts that obfuscate exactly what the opening-night roster might look like.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Obfuscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obfuscate. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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