1
as in to hide
to put into a hiding place
wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom
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2
as in to obscure
to keep secret or shut off from view
the defense attorney accused the prosecutor of trying to conceal exculpatory evidence
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Recent Examples of conceal
Tales From Beyond the Pale co-creator Glenn McQuaid unleashes a Jason Voorhees whose appearance is concealed not by a hockey mask but a squiggly blur of video noise, corrupting the handheld footage of him stalking college kids through the woods.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
The defendants concealed the cash receipts from an accountant, who prepared their taxes, which led to the fraudulent omission of more than $17 million in gross sales from tax returns filed with the IRS.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Snelling was charged with tampering with physical evidence, concealing the birth of an infant and abuse of a corpse.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The researchers propose they were intended to guide thirsty hunter-gatherers to water sources that were often concealed behind boulders and sandstone formations and to mark access rights.
—Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
The defendants concealed the cash receipts from an accountant, who prepared their taxes, which led to the fraudulent omission of more than $17 million in gross sales from tax returns filed with the IRS.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Snelling was charged with tampering with physical evidence, concealing the birth of an infant and abuse of a corpse.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The researchers propose they were intended to guide thirsty hunter-gatherers to water sources that were often concealed behind boulders and sandstone formations and to mark access rights.
—Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceal
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In addition to being faster and scalable, fiber doesn’t hide metals worth extracting and reselling.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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Turns out, Kelce was hiding more than just nerves.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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But this becomes nearly impossible when a dense medium obscures the object.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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The other names on the list were obscured, leading to widespread fan speculation about his future opponents.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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All three of the boot styles, alongside a product manifest and brand artifacts — all buried in a container designed to withstand the elements, much like its contents.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Later, the researchers send in ultrasonic waves when the same object is hidden in a complex environment, such as a steel ball buried in sand.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Multiple fire departments worked to suppress the blaze, police said.—
Charles Ventura,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Tigers pitchers, meanwhile, rank 14th in suppressing home runs.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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With over a decade-long career in journalism, Neetika Walter has worked with The Economic Times, ANI, and Hindustan Times, covering politics, business, technology, and the clean energy sector.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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The polycarbonate shell is designed with impact-absorbing flexibility, while the ridged exterior helps disguise any surface scratches.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
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According to investigators, the occupants were seeking to enter the country to find work and had set sail from Weihai, Shandong Province, disguising themselves as anglers with fishing rods.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Conceal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceal. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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