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obscures

  • present tense form
    of obscure (3rd person singular).
    obscure
    adjective
    (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain.

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But they should not be confused by what it obscures.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

There’s a certain philosophy to dressing the body in Japan where the clothing obscures the body.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The next time the Moon obscures as much of the Sun on the British Isles will be in 2081, and the next total solar eclipse in the UK will be in 2090.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

But more than that, it obscures the reality and erases the history of transgender lives by diminishing the significant time, money, and effort many transgender people spend to align their body with their sex.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

He takes his top hat from its stand and puts it on her head, where it slides down and obscures her questioning eyes in a cage of black silk.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern