overcast
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The midday sun has only just begun to peek through the overcast sky.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 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
It's been dull too, for Dyce in Aberdeen where the sun has not made an appearance for the last fortnight making it the longest overcast spell since 1957.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
But what sticks with us is the color: Despite the overcast sky, the mustard yellow and burnt orange of the boys’ shirt and sweater pop from the printed page.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
The day had become even more lowering and overcast.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Vocabulary lists containing overcast
"Marriage is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe
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4.1: Causes and Consequences of Iberian Maritime Exploration and Colonialism (Sources 1–12)
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