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as in muddy
having visible particles in liquid suspension
the water coming out of the faucet was unusually cloudy
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2
as in hazy
covered over by clouds
the skies grew cloudy and we headed home
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as in misty
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension
the room grew cloudy with smoke from the fire
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as in dark
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
after his third failed marriage, he seemed destined to live the rest of his life in a permanently cloudy mood
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Recent Examples of cloudy
Then partly cloudy, with a low around 69 at night.
July 7: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90 and a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
That same area is where a Coast Guard Sector Miami crew arrived to patrol about 12:30 p.m. on a recent cloudy and hot Sunday.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
Sunny skies turn partly cloudy with a high near 76 and low around 57.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Rain showers during the day and partly cloudy skies at night are expected off and on this week in Indianapolis with temperatures in the 50s and lows dipping into the 30s.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
That same area is where a Coast Guard Sector Miami crew arrived to patrol about 12:30 p.m. on a recent cloudy and hot Sunday.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
Sunny skies turn partly cloudy with a high near 76 and low around 57.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Rain showers during the day and partly cloudy skies at night are expected off and on this week in Indianapolis with temperatures in the 50s and lows dipping into the 30s.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Fucci, who was staying near the Guadalupe River, filmed on her phone a torrent of muddy water flooding the road to her grandmother's house.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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Navy blue and sage green have become go-to choices but are losing their charm; opt for moody hues like muddy green, rust, or confident forest green instead.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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How this all will ultimately lead to world-building applications is hazy—and that’s part of the point.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
3 July 2025
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Looking for a 4/20 warm up show that will haunt your hazy dreams?—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Now and then in the distance the misty shadow of a mountain.—
Eileen Chang,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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A little over a year ago, Urban Decay re-released the original Naked eye shadow palette, comprised of shimmery earth tones and misty gray hues.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
24 June 2025
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Look for bronze or dark spots on the foliage or prominent purple veins.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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Michigan is home to six dark sky state parks, three international dark sky parks and an international dark sky sanctuary.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 July 2025
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Storefronts were sandbagged against the turbid floodwaters, which have remained high in Benton for multiple days.—
Keisha Rowe,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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On the engineering side, the plan is to design a better speaker, targeting the ideal frequency response for a turbid ecosystem, and doing so in a way that drives down the cost.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Nov. 2024
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For others, a pattern of cool, rainy spring weekends delayed planting!—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
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The break in rainy, stormy conditions comes after flash flooding continued to threaten recovery efforts through Wednesday night.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Some traders said the numbers were less severe than analysts' bleak forecasts.—
Sabrina Valle,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
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No one is as funny and as bleak in the same sentence, or maybe even the same word.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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Anton and his second wife adopted Jean sometime during the Depression, but the details are murky.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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While the Celtics have made a couple of small additions, the future is still a bit murky.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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“Cloudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloudy. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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