cover-up
noun
cov·er-up
ˈkə-vər-ˌəp 
1
a
: a device or stratagem for masking or concealing
his garrulousness is a cover-up for insecurity
b
: a usually concerted effort to keep an illegal or unethical act or situation from being made public
2
: a loose outer garment
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Examples of cover-up in a Sentence
that contrived burglary was just a cover-up for murder
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Summer in Europe is all swimsuits and simple cover-ups, but fall calls for more layers and a sense of style.
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Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024
Israel has said Hamas terrorists are using civilians as shields and hospitals as cover-ups for their operations.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
The director's longtime collaborator Song Kang-ho stars as the proprietor of a small snack shop who — along with his eccentric family — becomes ensnared in an international cover-up when his daughter (Go Ah-sung) is snatched by a monstrous fish creature on the banks of the Han River in Seoul.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
The delay fuelled rumors of a cover-up and political interference in the judiciary, which in turn led to changes to rules in the Belgian constitution governing the appointment of judges.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
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Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024
Israel has said Hamas terrorists are using civilians as shields and hospitals as cover-ups for their operations.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
The director's longtime collaborator Song Kang-ho stars as the proprietor of a small snack shop who — along with his eccentric family — becomes ensnared in an international cover-up when his daughter (Go Ah-sung) is snatched by a monstrous fish creature on the banks of the Han River in Seoul.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
The delay fuelled rumors of a cover-up and political interference in the judiciary, which in turn led to changes to rules in the Belgian constitution governing the appointment of judges.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Cover-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover-up. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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