paint over
phrasal verb
painted over; painting over; paints over
: to cover (something) with a layer of paint
paint over graffiti
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The city’s graffiti team, however, painted over it on Oct. 23, reported Bridge Detroit.
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Aurora Sousanis, Freep.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Your landlord might have painted over the mold instead of having the apartment cleaned.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Athletic Club have criticised individuals who painted over Nico Williams on a team mural amid transfer interest from Barcelona.
—Ali Rampling, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Christopher Purdy, an Army veteran who served in Iraq, called the parade a facade that paints over some of the Republican president’s policies that have targeted military veterans and current service members, including cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs and a ban on transgender troops.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
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Aurora Sousanis, Freep.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Your landlord might have painted over the mold instead of having the apartment cleaned.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Athletic Club have criticised individuals who painted over Nico Williams on a team mural amid transfer interest from Barcelona.
—Ali Rampling, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Christopher Purdy, an Army veteran who served in Iraq, called the parade a facade that paints over some of the Republican president’s policies that have targeted military veterans and current service members, including cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs and a ban on transgender troops.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
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“Paint over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paint%20over. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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