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
Examples of cover-up in a Sentence
that contrived burglary was just a cover-up for murder
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Massachusetts state Representative Christopher Flanagan, a Democrat for the First Barnstable District, was indicted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts in an alleged fraud and cover-up scheme.
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Missing California mom’s family digs for homicide ‘cover-up or cleanup’ as police eye persons of interest.
—Fox News Staff, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Suddenly, the glossy, eminently bingeable legal drama — which centered around hotshot corporate attorney Harvey’s decision to hire brilliant college dropout Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) as his new associate, and the inevitable cover-up and fallout from their long con — got a new lease on life.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
Wear it over your swimsuit as an elevated beach cover-up, or pair it with linen pants for a sophisticated travel outfit.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Missing California mom’s family digs for homicide ‘cover-up or cleanup’ as police eye persons of interest.
—Fox News Staff, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Suddenly, the glossy, eminently bingeable legal drama — which centered around hotshot corporate attorney Harvey’s decision to hire brilliant college dropout Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) as his new associate, and the inevitable cover-up and fallout from their long con — got a new lease on life.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
Wear it over your swimsuit as an elevated beach cover-up, or pair it with linen pants for a sophisticated travel outfit.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cover-up
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“Cover-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover-up. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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