as in hazy
covered over by clouds
the dark, overcast sky made the whole day seem depressing
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as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
an impenetrable fog overcast our view of the harbor
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Recent Examples of overcast
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Crews worked under overcast skies Friday morning with rain expected throughout the day.
—Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024
The past year has seen an existential mood overcast the rap world as its commercial dominance appears to be on its last leg.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023
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Adjective
By Thursday, conditions will remain overcast, with morning snow transitioning into a mix of snow and rain in the afternoon.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Crews worked under overcast skies Friday morning with rain expected throughout the day.
—Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
Short term reversals shouldn’t overcast longer term progress, Reed added.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024
The past year has seen an existential mood overcast the rap world as its commercial dominance appears to be on its last leg.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcast
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Nominated for Best Actress for her performance in Wicked, Cynthia Erivo arrived in a white French tip manicure airbrushed with a faint, hazy green (and gold embellishments, of course).—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
8 Feb. 2025
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The hazy, blasé Pharrell hook ups the sense that Kendrick is alone amid the Compton chaos.—
Stephen Kearse,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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There is also no record of its business name on a database of online companies and its website is registered to a private domain in Holland, obscuring its true origin.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Bouchard is the owner of a leisurely pace of play and that can sometimes obscure his contributions to winning games.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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This is partially because the lungs breathe out moisture in misty breaths.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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His eyes had turned misty at the memory of his mother’s words.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Daigle, 33, has cultivated a decade-long career blurring the lines between Christian and pop music.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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This is especially true with Venus conjunct Neptune in Pisces illuminating your seventh house of relationships and significant others because in addition to emphasizing your romantic ideals and dreams, this mystical synergy could blur the lines between fantasy and reality.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The clouds are still in sunlight while the ground is darkening after the Sun sets.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
12 Feb. 2025
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The ice sheet has thinned and darkened since the early 1990’s, especially around its edges….—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Feb. 2025
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But prospects for new rodeo restrictions dimmed in November when Councilmember Kent Lee, who supports a crackdown, couldn’t get support from any colleagues.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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But confidence in the city’s ability to host the 2028 Olympics appears to have dimmed.—
Josh Peter,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Steam misted off a bubbling yellow lava; a buttery aroma filled my nostrils.—
Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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Sweltering crowds along Nashville's downtown streets had misting tents, hydration stations and Red Frogs volunteers with free water available.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
5 July 2024
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How or when federal funding for storm recovery will be disbursed is clouded in uncertainty under President Trump.—
Lucille Sherman,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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Domestic consumption continues, but the outlook is clouded by ever-higher prices.—
Andrei Kolesnikov,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Overcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcast. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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