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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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.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
No sign of conflict letting up Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, appeared to make a veiled outreach Monday for the U.S. to step in and negotiate an end to hostilities between Israel and Iran.
—Ami Bentov, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlin numbers among the more public figures who have denounced both the ruling and those who championed it, a veiled but direct reference to Rowling, in an Instagram Story that has since expired and a follow-up post.
—Jeanie Pyun, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025
The author also varies the texture of the book by inserting poems, quotations, dramatic dialogue, a veiled account of her unhappy days at boarding school, and a lengthy digression on the German mystic Friederike Hauffe, who claimed to be clairvoyant and to communicate with spirits.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
No sign of conflict letting up Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, appeared to make a veiled outreach Monday for the U.S. to step in and negotiate an end to hostilities between Israel and Iran.
—Ami Bentov, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlin numbers among the more public figures who have denounced both the ruling and those who championed it, a veiled but direct reference to Rowling, in an Instagram Story that has since expired and a follow-up post.
—Jeanie Pyun, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025
The author also varies the texture of the book by inserting poems, quotations, dramatic dialogue, a veiled account of her unhappy days at boarding school, and a lengthy digression on the German mystic Friederike Hauffe, who claimed to be clairvoyant and to communicate with spirits.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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“Veiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veiled. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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