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clouding
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cover up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cover, obscure)
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covering up(verb, expression, obscure, blinded, bulwarked)
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defiling(verb, dirtying)
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graying(verb, obscure, blinded, bulwarked, overspread)
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hazing(verb, obscure, blinded, bulwarked, overspread)
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impuring
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loblolly
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maculate
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muck up
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mucked up
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muddy the waters(verb, expression, idiom, cover, obscure)
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muss up
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mussed up
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obscure(verb, blinded, bulwarked, overspread, cloud)
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