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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Editor’s note: Early Thursday morning, the Sentinel learned the rainbow crosswalk leading to the Pulse memorial site had been vandalized, its colors painted over with black.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
At issue was the tail rotor driveshaft, which Federal Aviation Administration inspectors discovered had been identified as faulty but was painted over.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
The city’s graffiti team, however, painted over it on Oct. 23, reported Bridge Detroit.
—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
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
At issue was the tail rotor driveshaft, which Federal Aviation Administration inspectors discovered had been identified as faulty but was painted over.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
The city’s graffiti team, however, painted over it on Oct. 23, reported Bridge Detroit.
—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
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“Paint over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paint%20over. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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