1
as in to confuse
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues
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2
as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the smog from the city's steel mills was once so oppressive that it beclouded the local landscape even at noon
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Recent Examples of becloud
But instead of sounding the alarm, defendants went out of their way to becloud the emerging scientific consensus.
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Edward Fitzpatrick, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
His flacks and surrogates hand out scraps of information grudgingly, infrequently, and beclouded by fragrant eructations of doublespeak.
—Charles Seife, Slate Magazine, 1 Mar. 2017
Edward Fitzpatrick, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
His flacks and surrogates hand out scraps of information grudgingly, infrequently, and beclouded by fragrant eructations of doublespeak.
—Charles Seife, Slate Magazine, 1 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for becloud
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Amazon $650 Samsung $650 Best Buy Not to be confused with the Galaxy S24 series, this midrange smartphone from late 2024 has some elements of the flagship phone, but makes some sacrifices to get the price down.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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Hence, Nicole left the party, despondent at having been rejected and confused at the cold reception.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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But this fake overlay simply obscures the app as it is being attacked in the background.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Solar flares and solar wind can disrupt Earth's atmosphere, creating disturbances that could obscure the comets and make the meteor showers harder to see.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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With keyless encryption, keys are assembled from user data, key data fragments or using ephemeral code, which obfuscates decryption data in such a way that no quantum algorithm could ever guess it.—
Srinivas Shekar,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Full disclosure, from the outset, is preferable to selective, partial disclosures designed to obfuscate and protect a candidate from public scrutiny.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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But just as Covid restrictions were lifted, and people began again to mingle again in public, the general social atmosphere seemed to darken.—
Thomas Cangelosi,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2025
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The glasses feature a 12MP stabilized camera, five mics, dual speakers, and electrochromic lenses that darken on demand.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Today, BlackRock expects the AI boom to continue boosting U.S. stocks throughout the year, despite concerns about debt and global uncertainty clouding the outlook.—
Douglas B. Laney,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Porter remained on scene until wind shifted and the smoke clouded his view and way out, spurring him to leave out of precaution.—
Santa Rosa Press Democrat,
Mercury News,
3 July 2025
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Faced with a series of deadly family secrets, Lowen struggles to separate fiction from reality, while also blurring the lines with Verity’s husband, Jeremy (Hartnett).—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
11 July 2025
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This Calvin Klein moment, both distinct and historic, is yet another example of how Beyoncé continues to break boundaries, blurring the lines between performance, fashion, and cultural impact.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
11 July 2025
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Some dishes don’t quite live up to their big ideas: a pot of mussels steamed with chickpeas and spicy ’nduja arrived a little on the dry side, and a Caesar salad, topped with crunchy bits of anchovy, the lettuce blackened on the grill, was blobbily overdressed.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
6 July 2025
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Detectives described bruises all over Gray's body, face, and neck along with severe swelling to her face and eyes, which were blackened.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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“Becloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/becloud. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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