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as in conceals
to keep secret or shut off from view
the investigative reporters obscured their real motives for visiting the company by pretending the story was about something else
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as in blurs
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
when it isn't obscured by smog, the view of the city from the observatory can be spectacular
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Recent Examples of obscures
The delicate curtain slightly obscures a digital color photograph of a drawing by a museum employee reimagining Picasso’s painting.
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Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Relatively high coverage at the national and state levels obscures the fact that in some local areas, vaccine coverage is low due to high numbers of exemptions, putting clusters of children at greater risk of disease.
—Simon Williams, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
My outfit is indistinct, but my slight smile is obvious, even as my hand obscures half of my face.
—Amanda Uhle
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
This position also obscures NGC 6302’s ancient, stellar core.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Experts and advocates for prison reform say a lack of self-harm data obscures the true scale of mental health crises behind bars, both for the public and those who work in the system.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
That approach obscures how policies made by large institutions – such as governments, for example – constrain the choices that people are able to make.
—Megan Donelson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
In games, the helmet obscures the scar.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Kay’s reductive portrayal of OCD obscures the very real suffering experienced by millions, and risks reinforcing the silence and isolation that so many are working to break.
—Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Relatively high coverage at the national and state levels obscures the fact that in some local areas, vaccine coverage is low due to high numbers of exemptions, putting clusters of children at greater risk of disease.
—Simon Williams, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
My outfit is indistinct, but my slight smile is obvious, even as my hand obscures half of my face.
—Amanda Uhle
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
This position also obscures NGC 6302’s ancient, stellar core.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Experts and advocates for prison reform say a lack of self-harm data obscures the true scale of mental health crises behind bars, both for the public and those who work in the system.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
That approach obscures how policies made by large institutions – such as governments, for example – constrain the choices that people are able to make.
—Megan Donelson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
In games, the helmet obscures the scar.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Kay’s reductive portrayal of OCD obscures the very real suffering experienced by millions, and risks reinforcing the silence and isolation that so many are working to break.
—Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obscures
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Guests arrive via a winding, jungle-like path that conceals the building from view until the final turn, when the view suddenly opens to a giant round portico, four stories high and 120 feet across that appears to float despite its 3,000-ton weight.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Find those iconic horses emblazoned in silver onto the oakwood base of their Dry Air Diffuser, which conceals a discrete fan and ventilation system.—
Austa Somvichian-Clausen,
Robb Report,
14 Aug. 2025
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On the third floor, The World of RH Bar and Lounge showcases highlights from other RH destinations around the world, including two jets RH One and Two, the RH Three yacht, and 26 restaurants and bars, showing how seamlessly the brand blurs the line between lifestyle and design.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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For him, the hardest questions are the ones in the gray areas, when curiosity blurs into risk.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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The fog may roll in, but the coastline never hides for long.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Maddie hides her binging and purging from Deena and Jake, lying about being pregnant to distract her husband from what’s really going on.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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The radiant point of the Perseids is the constellation Perseus, which, from the Northern Hemisphere, rises in the northeast as the sky darkens during August.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Blocking the sunlight also darkens his living spaces.—
Roxana Popescu,
Mercury News,
11 Aug. 2025
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Carpentersville recently rezoned its portion of the property for residential use while West Dundee’s is zoned for B2 commercial, which covers a lot of development options, Cavallaro said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Amnesty also argues that the ban suppresses expression across the wider pro-Palestinian movement, an assertion that the government rebukes.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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The extent to which AI directly suppresses job growth is difficult to determine, but the perception of instability is real.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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However, tariff uncertainty clouds the headline growth figure.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Obscures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscures. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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