OCCLUDE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

occlude

verb

ə-ˈklüd

Definition of occlude

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 As with everything, such a stunt and the Epstein files disappear, occluded by the crise du jour. — Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 16 Mar. 2026 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. — Anil Ananthaswamy, Wired News, 7 Dec. 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 See All Example Sentences for occlude

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Zachary Robert Stacer, 22, was arrested on July 30 and charged with two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, three counts of felonious assault and five counts of resisting and obstructing a police officer.

— Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Watson was imprisoned in Greenland for five months in 2024 after being arrested on a Japanese warrant over charges of obstructing a whaling ship in 2010.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of obstruct

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Instead, some Denver residents say scooters continue to block sidewalks, entrances and walkways.

— Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
The Besselian Elements team has added terrain shadows at totality time, but also a way of recognizing that the clouds blocking an eclipse may not actually be above the observer.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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