as in to obstruct
to prevent passage through by filling with something
a blood clot had occluded a major artery in his body
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Recent Examples of occlude
The fog occluded vision beyond a hundred metres—a distance that polar bears can cover in about ten seconds.
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Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
For example, if a ball rolled behind some occluding object and temporarily disappeared from view, the model generated an error when the ball didn’t reappear from behind the object in future frames.
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Quanta Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
In the immediate aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder, one of the most vexing things occluding the facts of what happened was a general illiteracy regarding the online culture that had engulfed the alleged killer — its memes and codes and ideologies.
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Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
However, this approach isn’t ideal in agricultural settings, when branches are likely to occlude the visual sensors.
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IEEE Spectrum,
28 June 2025
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Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
For example, if a ball rolled behind some occluding object and temporarily disappeared from view, the model generated an error when the ball didn’t reappear from behind the object in future frames.
—
Quanta Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
In the immediate aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder, one of the most vexing things occluding the facts of what happened was a general illiteracy regarding the online culture that had engulfed the alleged killer — its memes and codes and ideologies.
—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
However, this approach isn’t ideal in agricultural settings, when branches are likely to occlude the visual sensors.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
28 June 2025
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Some patients develop spasms of the vocal cords that obstruct the airway.
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.
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In March, the administration filed a new lawsuit again trying to block California’s ability to set stricter-than-federal emissions standards for cars.
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Rodríguez denied those claims, saying some remote areas were difficult to reach because roads were blocked by landslides and debris, forcing authorities to rely on motorcycles, drones and satellite imagery.
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“Occlude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occlude. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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