as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the view from the mountain's summit is often bedimmed by haze
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Another emerald eye was almost obscured behind a thick clump of needles.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025 -
The exhibition also reflects how techno caught on internationally so rapidly that its origins in the Motor City have been obscured for some by a narrative of the genre as a white trend born in Europe.—
Annalise Frank,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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This Maserati aims to blur the lines between track and street, and the scenery along with it.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2025
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But this divide is fading as the lines between the two continue to blur.—
Amit Ashkenazi,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Besides blackout curtains, the brand also offers soundproof, room darkening, light filtering, and thermal options.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
28 Feb. 2025
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But they are being pursued against a darkening backdrop of fear and possible intimidation.—
Mattathias Schwartz,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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This is because Saturn, easily visible on dark nights, will be setting very close after sunset and will appear dim in the evening twilight.—
Michael d'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2025
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Those moments preceded a string of DNPs that didn’t dim Miami’s belief in Jović eventually finding his way back into the rotation.—
James Jackson,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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The goal is for the top to become blackened while the center remains jiggly.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
13 Feb. 2025
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By the end of January, the Palisades and Eaton fires had collectively burned more than 37,000 acres of land, blackened more than 1,500 structures, and claimed 29 lives, according to the New York Times.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Cirrus clouds at the level of the jet stream – often about 6 miles (10 kilometers), above the ground – can sometimes move at over 200 miles per hour (320 kilometers per hour).—
Ross Lazear,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2025
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An explosion rocked a Hawaiian resort at around sunset on Thursday, injuring several people as smoke and debris clouded the postcard-perfect setting, authorities said.—
David K. Li,
NBC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Like a spa day for high-end fabric, the pieces are brushed, steamed and misted back to life.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
7 Mar. 2025
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Or mist the rug with a cleaning solution (sometimes solvent-based), work it in with a soft brush or pad, then rub it off with a towel (the homeowner option) or a buffer fitted with a bonnet (the pro version).—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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But instead of sounding the alarm, defendants went out of their way to becloud the emerging scientific consensus.—
Edward Fitzpatrick,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 Aug. 2019
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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
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“Bedim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedim. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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