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View synonyms for cloud over

cloud over

  1. Become opaque, misty, or dim, as in I'm sweating so much that my eyeglasses are clouded over .

  2. Become overcast with clouds, as in It's clouding over now, so it may rain soon , or It was too hot and sunny, but after a while the sky clouded up and we ventured outside . [Mid-1700s]



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Southern England, East Anglia, the Midlands and Wales may start the evening with clear skies before clouding over later.

From BBC

Trump’s question reflects a widespread public amnesia that has clouded over our collective memory of COVID.

From Salon

“It put a big, dark cloud over everything for me,” said Greg, now 58.

Polls had identified inflation as voters’ biggest concern, but abortion ended up looming like a dark cloud over Republican candidates.

“It’s like a cloud over my head, it’s always just this waiting and waiting and waiting,” she says.

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