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overcast

[oh-ver-kast, -kahst, oh-ver-kast, -kahst, oh-ver-kast, -kahst, oh-ver-kast, -kahst, oh-ver-kast, -kahst] / ˈoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst, ˌoʊ vərˈkæst, -ˈkɑst, ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst, ˈoʊ vərˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /


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The discourse is civil and the banter is friendly on this humid, overcast morning before Trump's visit, but such across-the-aisle political discussions are few and far between, residents say.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The midday sun has only just begun to peek through the overcast sky.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

It was a bitterly cold, overcast winter day when China’s senior-most general left for a meeting with hundreds of high-ranking Communist Party officials, including their leader, Xi Jinping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

And by practicing those little acts of love with each other every day, they make their little part of Minnesota all the more bright, even in the perpetually overcast winter.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

The sky was overcast and a cool breeze blew green leaves and white spring flowers from the trees.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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