as in to obstruct
to prevent passage through by filling with something
a blood clot had occluded a major artery in his body
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Recent Examples of occlude
Now the blackness has reached its apex, occluding all but a sliver of light.
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Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Also, according to Ashanti Woods, MD, a pediatrician with Mercy Hospital in Baltimore, a baby's airway can be occluded or blocked when their chin comes in contact with their chest due to gravity.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 31 Jan. 2024
The ability to occlude the thumb is the key to the magic trick, so the thumb must be opposable.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2023
But while their mouths may be smaller than wolves, their palates remain relatively large, which means that even mouth breathing is partly occluded.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
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Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Also, according to Ashanti Woods, MD, a pediatrician with Mercy Hospital in Baltimore, a baby's airway can be occluded or blocked when their chin comes in contact with their chest due to gravity.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 31 Jan. 2024
The ability to occlude the thumb is the key to the magic trick, so the thumb must be opposable.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2023
But while their mouths may be smaller than wolves, their palates remain relatively large, which means that even mouth breathing is partly occluded.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
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“Occlude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occlude. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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