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Recent Examples of cloudiness
This type of cloudiness is the more forgiving of the two and most often reversible with the right cleaning method.
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Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 30 Mar. 2026
According to AutoZone, the first step after your headlight stops working is to check the bulbs, then inspect for broken filaments or cloudiness and replace if necessary.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 26 Feb. 2026
In New York City, weather forecasters in 1947 predicted cloudiness and cold winds but not high snow accumulation, according to Baruch College.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Also, sinking air tends to dry out, which can reduce cloudiness and allow more sunshine to reach the surface.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Friday night could see some cloudiness, with clouds and rain here and there over the weekend.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Covers resting directly on flat resin surfaces trap condensation, leading to discoloration or cloudiness.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
For Christmas Day, expect variable cloudiness with a passing shower or two.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Widespread cloudiness is expected for a large chunk of those two days, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 30 Mar. 2026
According to AutoZone, the first step after your headlight stops working is to check the bulbs, then inspect for broken filaments or cloudiness and replace if necessary.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 26 Feb. 2026
In New York City, weather forecasters in 1947 predicted cloudiness and cold winds but not high snow accumulation, according to Baruch College.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Also, sinking air tends to dry out, which can reduce cloudiness and allow more sunshine to reach the surface.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Friday night could see some cloudiness, with clouds and rain here and there over the weekend.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Covers resting directly on flat resin surfaces trap condensation, leading to discoloration or cloudiness.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
For Christmas Day, expect variable cloudiness with a passing shower or two.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Widespread cloudiness is expected for a large chunk of those two days, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloudiness
Noun
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A lot of haziness hangs over whether there is any realistic hope of a ceasefire — never mind a permanent cessation of hostilities.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
6 Apr. 2026
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The haziness is showing up in every aspect of the economy.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The appointment comes at a pivotal moment for SMCP, which owns contemporary brands Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot and Fursac, and is navigating both operational shifts and ongoing shareholder uncertainty.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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All that uncertainty does more than pull us away from meaning.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Wood was diagnosed with liver disease and continued to lose weight and experience severe fatigue and brain fogginess.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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Conditions have been just right for inversions lately, causing other areas of Idaho — such as the Magic Valley, home to Twin Falls — and adjacent states to experience gray fogginess.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That Josh is even aware of Glee, even if that fact is lampshaded in Melissa’s next line, gets at a fuzziness of both their characters.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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The combined fuzziness of the electron and proton means that the electron can be anywhere inside that region—including inside the proton.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The dimness of the shuttle gallery also assists in the immersive fantasy, both as an artistic choice and a practical one due to the shuttle’s sensitivity to light.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Esenin-Volpin’s work was a call for a new kind of mathematics that could, in some sense, tolerate vagueness.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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And yet the vagueness is part of what makes the song endure.—
Jack Hamilton,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But did the faintness of the line mean my case wasn’t serious?—
Adam Cohen,
Oklahoman,
3 Feb. 2026
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The challenge, of course, is their faintness.—
Adam Frank,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Sphere visuals - always a highlight - didn't disappoint with moving images of old yearbook photos, a dip to the bottom of the ocean and a magical mystery carnival ride.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Director Kyle Balda serves up a cup of comfort and joy with his pleasant, cozy British mystery, a creature feature charmer where cute talking animatronic sheep hoof it about a quaint little village to figure out who slew their genial shepherd George (Hugh Jackman).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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“Cloudiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloudiness. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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