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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This digital entrepreneurship, often centering a child-rearing homemaker, is obfuscated by stylistic, edited videos.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Yesterday, given the opportunity to back off his comments, Willard instead obfuscated.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
In addition, the orbital carrier would obfuscate the satellites inside from observation by other nations or hostile actors in space.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
This tactic allows adversaries to obfuscate their malicious activities and maintain persistence within enterprise networks for extended periods, making detection and mitigation far more challenging.
—Chris McHenry, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Yesterday, given the opportunity to back off his comments, Willard instead obfuscated.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
In addition, the orbital carrier would obfuscate the satellites inside from observation by other nations or hostile actors in space.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
This tactic allows adversaries to obfuscate their malicious activities and maintain persistence within enterprise networks for extended periods, making detection and mitigation far more challenging.
—Chris McHenry, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for obfuscate
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“Obfuscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obfuscate. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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