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cloud over

VERB
darken
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blacken dim eclipse obscure overshadow
STRONG
becloud bedim deepen fog gray haze murk obfuscate overcast shade shadow
WEAK
cloud up make dim tone down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lighten
STRONG
clear up
WEAK
brighten illuminate whiten
VERB
shade
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blacken conceal darken dim mute obscure shield
STRONG
adumbrate cloud cover deepen eclipse gray hide overshadow protect screen shadow shelter shutter umbrage veil
WEAK
be overcast cast a shadow cloud up inumbrate tone down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
brighten illuminate lay bare lighten open reveal uncover whiten
STRONG
clear explain lay out

Example Sentences

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The legal skirmish cast a cloud over Shell’s tenure helping lead the company because the Ellisons wanted to stay focused on running Paramount and their Warner Bros. takeover.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The rulings could be a widespread cloud over digital-advertising businesses, Jefferies equities analyst Jeffrey Favuzza wrote in a Thursday note.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

The battle to acquire the fabled Hollywood studio has cast another cloud over an industry still recovering from the dual shocks of the pandemic and the writers and actors union strikes three years later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

He wrote to the SEC's college of bishops, saying: "Anne Dyer I'm sure will always have a cloud over her unless it's decided one way or another whether she behaved properly or improperly."

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

I felt no shame to see her face cloud over with tears as she went on her way.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein