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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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
Shoplifting by concealing, third offense.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Sullivan, the drill instructor whose hardened exterior conceals his own private battles.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
And, fittingly for a couple who met on Carpool Karaoke, there’s a serious karaoke setup concealed behind custom cabinetry in the living room.
—Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
In research and clinical trials, ILC is typically combined with the more common IDC, which can conceal many of its own key unique appearance and growth characteristics, according to the study authors.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Sullivan, the drill instructor whose hardened exterior conceals his own private battles.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
And, fittingly for a couple who met on Carpool Karaoke, there’s a serious karaoke setup concealed behind custom cabinetry in the living room.
—Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
In research and clinical trials, ILC is typically combined with the more common IDC, which can conceal many of its own key unique appearance and growth characteristics, according to the study authors.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceal
Verb
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There’s no attempt to hide the staging, although the accompanying musicians are mostly unseen.—
Will Hermes,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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In December 1978, Gacy confessed to kidnapping, raping and murdering dozens of boys and men, some as young as 14 years old, and hiding many of their bodies in a crawl space under the house.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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The department, run by State Superintendent Jill Underly, relies on a rudimentary system to track its investigations, obscuring the scale of misconduct for policymakers and the public.—
Danielle DuClos,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Instead, two wannabe criminals, with their faces obscured by pantyhose, simply walk into the local art museum and rip the paintings right off the walls.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Oct. 2025
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In the end, Kate convinces the prime minister to bury both the sub and the Poseidon in concrete on the ocean floor, instead of it getting taken away.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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To detect these elusive particles, scientists are working to build enormous instruments (neutrino observatories) in the quietest environments possible, such as deep underwater or buried in ice.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Secret Commonwealth is the condemnation of a world where imagination—not making things up, but a way of seeing, understanding, feeling the world—is suppressed by the dual forces of cold rationality and religious fundamentalisms that breed authoritarianism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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That power is often used to unfairly influence elections through massive campaign donations, to interfere with independent journalism by buying media outlets, and to suppress competition in markets.—
Scott Ellis,
Time,
17 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,
16 Oct. 2025
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Haley Willis is a Times reporter with the Visual Investigations team, covering conflict, corruption and human rights.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The perpetrator may have better disguised their actions, or stalking behavior might just be less visible, like surveilling a person online.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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That job will only ever be a trojan horse to disguise the idea that started to flow from your pen night after night.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Conceal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceal. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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