as in shroud
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
under the veil of descending darkness the thieves began their operation
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as in to conceal
to keep secret or shut off from view
a thicket of bushes veils the private beach from the road
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as in to shroud
to surround or cover closely
morning fog veiled the fields
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Recent Examples of veil
Heather Schroering, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
The shawl, in place of a veil, was carried by 22 ballerinas from the city's Philadanco company.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Anastasia Tsioulcas, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Several silhouettes were encased in rigid, transparent plastic shells, and veiled, sometimes with bejeweled faces.
—Alice Pfeiffer, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
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Noun
The dress, a precious birdcage veil handmade by my best friend, Katie, and her mom, Diane, and the care my mom and sister took in dressing me was all a manifestation of the love that made me.
—Heather Schroering, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
The shawl, in place of a veil, was carried by 22 ballerinas from the city's Philadanco company.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
At times, though, there’s nothing ambiguous or veiled in his work.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Several silhouettes were encased in rigid, transparent plastic shells, and veiled, sometimes with bejeweled faces.
—Alice Pfeiffer, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veil
Noun
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After spending the first part of the season distraught over potentially being married off to the Duke through a shroud financial deal negotiated by her parents, Gladys finally walked down the aisle.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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These events are tougher to see in galaxies with dense dusty shrouds, however.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
29 July 2025
Verb
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Federal prosecutors say this was part of a broader scheme to conceal the pair’s personal relationship while billing the city for on-duty hours.—
Jasmine Baehr , David Spunt , Bill Mears,
FOXNews.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Video posted by the agency shows a man grabbing Megara and attempting to conceal the turkey under his coat before walking away.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Cover or wrap it loosely with a clean, dry bandage.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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The proud mom smiled as her little girl gave her a tight hug, with her arm wrapped around her neck.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The cloak represents the emotional intelligence required to discern when to engage and when to protect one's energy.—
Carla D. Thompson Payton,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Whereas Survivor and Big Brother are much more like cloak and dagger.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 July 2025
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The moment, which quickly went viral, saw the pair duck to hide their faces from the camera, setting off alarm bells and becoming instant fodder for online chatter.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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This broadly guides the AI and can be hidden from users or found by savvy users via insider awareness of where to look.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Feel enveloped in mountain majesty by visiting this scenic valley in Townsend, Tennessee that’s fully surrounded by the mountain range.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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Russian forces failed to envelop all of Ukraine's fortress belt in 2022, and such an operation would likely take years and involve high personnel and equipment losses, the think tank said.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This thinking — amplified by extensive 24/7 hybrid media coverage and heated venture capital echo chambers — obscures a more nuanced transformation occurring at the periphery of traditional power structures.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Dujardin's lawsuit contends operators have had this trouble since 2007, as well as problems with long lagging footage, freezing frame, blurriness and shadows obscuring pedestrians.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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After weeks of heated negotiation, Brussels and Washington finally arrived at a trade agreement late last month, setting out 15% blanket tariffs on EU exports to the U.S.—
Sophie Kiderlin,Sam Meredith,Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
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Recently, news broke that the government plans to introduce blanket tariffs between 15% to 20% on a broad range of nations across the world.—
Vadim Vladimirskiy,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Veil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veil. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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