1
a
: having or wearing a veil or a concealing cover
a veiled hat
b
: characterized by a softening tonal distortion
2
: obscured as if by a veil : disguised
veiled threats
Examples of veiled in a Sentence
She looked at him with barely veiled contempt.
The report makes veiled references to his criminal activities.
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Angry over mask mandates, some parents sent vitriolic emails and made veiled threats.
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Frank Langfitt, NPR, 11 July 2025
And yes, of course there’s a veiled threat in his message: Loss of federal funding, which makes up a major portion of state and local highway budgets — though little of it is spent at the kinds of local-street intersections Duffy is so upset by.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025
In a statement, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers took a veiled swipe at BYD.
—Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 10 June 2025
On Monday, Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, appeared to make a veiled outreach for the U.S. to step in and negotiate an end to hostilities between Israel and Iran.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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Frank Langfitt, NPR, 11 July 2025
And yes, of course there’s a veiled threat in his message: Loss of federal funding, which makes up a major portion of state and local highway budgets — though little of it is spent at the kinds of local-street intersections Duffy is so upset by.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2025
In a statement, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers took a veiled swipe at BYD.
—Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 10 June 2025
On Monday, Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, appeared to make a veiled outreach for the U.S. to step in and negotiate an end to hostilities between Israel and Iran.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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“Veiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veiled. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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