concealment

1
as in hiding
the placing of something out of sight your choice of the oven for the concealment of the money was unwise

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2
as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others cave-riddled mountains that offer a multitude of concealments where a fugitive could hide indefinitely

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Recent Examples of concealment In May 2017, jurors found Clay guilty of both felony murder and concealment of a body. Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025 The vehicle could have been shoved down the steep hill instead of this a shoddy attempt at concealment. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025 Their lives were based on concealment and pretense, and my writing is the opposite. Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025 As Kraus left the interview at the news station, police in Albany arrested him on two counts each of second-degree murder and concealment of a corpse. Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025 Yet while seeking to eliminate diversity, the tactic is likely to encourage a culture of institutional policing and concealment. Kristina Mani, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025 The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and brings claims for breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secrets and fraudulent concealment, among several others. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025 The complaint also cites deceptive advertising, concealment of addiction risks, and violations of Kansas and Missouri consumer protection laws. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025 The dense summer treelines provide cover, helping these attacks advance under concealment. David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • From testimony on the ground, those who have fled said that men have been separated from women and children, who are now likely in hiding, but are next in the firing line, Raymond said.
    Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Hawkins has been under military occupation due to the rifts that emerged, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) is back in hiding from the government, and the gang is determined to find and destroy Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) since the big bad seems to have gone off the grid.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Jasper, in contrast, is having a grand old time at his hideout.
    Lily Osler, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Barrow allegedly stayed in the Stockyards Hotel in 1933 as a hideout during one of the couple’s heists.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • In his own secret lair, Vilgefortz learns from Istredd that Ciri possesses a the power to collapse space and time — not only for the Continent, but for other spheres of reality.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Free of blood and gore, Nightbooks follows a kid who loves scary stories until he is forced to tell a new one every night or stay trapped in a witch's lair forever.
    Emy LaCroix, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The new weight loss drugs mimic the action of this hormone by increasing the secretion of insulin to lower blood sugar.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Some confectioner's glaze, responsible for candy corn's shiny finish, is derived from bug secretion.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their meet-cute involves a pterodactyl, a number of plants that shoot paralyzing needles, and a nest in which Thia has been imprisoned.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Crutch is a widower and business owner who is just starting to enjoy his empty nest when his adult children and grandchildren move back into his brownstone.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Concealment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concealment. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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