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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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On overcast days, when the sun was hidden, pigeons that lacked the macrophages lost their sense of direction and had difficulty navigating home.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

On Sunday afternoon, most of England was dry, but overcast, following some rain across the north of the country during the morning.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Early Saturday, an overcast Islamabad felt like a ghost town, with almost no civilian traffic on its wide avenues.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

But there was almost a haze in the air, as if the overcast, about-to-storm sensation from outside had seeped down into the tunnel as well.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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