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
Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Snow will continue to fall Friday in Denver, with showers likely in the afternoon before the clouds start to clear Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
—Max Levy, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Kathy and Robin Beeck like to think of their film festival as a sunny reprieve from the grim subjects currently clouding the country’s mood.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Switch to cloud storage that has a lifetime subscription available.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Snow will continue to fall Friday in Denver, with showers likely in the afternoon before the clouds start to clear Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
—Max Levy, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
More than anything, the message from the Fed seemed to be how much uncertainty is clouding everything.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Kathy and Robin Beeck like to think of their film festival as a sunny reprieve from the grim subjects currently clouding the country’s mood.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloud
Noun
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President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on several trade partners have also raised fears of a recession, casting a pall on consumer sentiment in the United States.—
Juveria Tabassum,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Washington has cast a pall on business investment and consumption demand, which could tip the softening US economy into a recession—and drag the rest of the world economy down with it.—
Eswar Prasad,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the first, the sheepdog appears engulfed by a thick coat of long white fur, his face nearly obscured by the shaggy mass.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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In one interview after the next, people asked us to obscure their full names or not record at all.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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No one was going to confuse Colossal with the Sierra Club.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Let go of a common misconception Some parents worry that teaching their child multiple languages will set them back or confuse them.—
Julia Furlan,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Zero visibility strategy: In cases of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, initiate your hazard lights and locate a secure spot, such as a nearby business parking area, to pull over and come to a halt.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2025
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The fog will lift by mid-morning, according to NWS Melbourne.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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On the other hand, holding a company liable for one person’s speech blurs the line between individual and collective responsibility.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Though rooted in self-love, these trends can blur the line between care and consumerism.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
26 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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Chantel Christie-Jeffries, the daughter of Jackie Christie, steps out of her mother’s shadow and into the fire, raising the stakes for a family dynamic already rich with tension.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
3 Apr. 2025
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Musk’s outsize support of Trump was always a political risk, but his decision to come aboard the administration and, at one time, position himself as a kind of shadow president is arguably the biggest bet of his career.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And for the last 10 pages, Newport-Berra would darken the image to cheat the sun-setting and early evening.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today The shadow of a U.S. recession is growing longer and darkening the outlook for both consumers and CFOs alike, according to various surveys tracking sentiment in March.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Cloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloud. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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