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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Recent Examples of obfuscate
The leather industry has been obfuscating the gravity of its environmental impacts, according to a new study from Collective Fashion Justice (CFJ).
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2025
Fundamentally, never try to obfuscate, and always align content with purpose.
—Lis Anderson, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
California’s reported property crime rate in 2023 was 0.3% below 2019 levels, but with the 2023 national rate at which individuals report property crimes against them down 14.4% compared to 2019, real property crime in California is likely up but obfuscated by lower reporting rates.
—Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Feb. 2025
But if the goal of censorship is the control and regulation of important information or ideas, then an anti-censorship trend that purposefully obfuscates its own message isn’t clever.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2025
Fundamentally, never try to obfuscate, and always align content with purpose.
—Lis Anderson, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
California’s reported property crime rate in 2023 was 0.3% below 2019 levels, but with the 2023 national rate at which individuals report property crimes against them down 14.4% compared to 2019, real property crime in California is likely up but obfuscated by lower reporting rates.
—Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Feb. 2025
But if the goal of censorship is the control and regulation of important information or ideas, then an anti-censorship trend that purposefully obfuscates its own message isn’t clever.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Obfuscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obfuscate. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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