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
Prosecutors said Renfroe fatally shot his roommate, then concealed the crime with an accomplice, Darius Glenn.
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Mike Stunson
july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
Dugan is charged with obstruction of justice and concealing a person to prevent arrests.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
Outside the venue, tortoise sunglasses concealed her eyes.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
These efforts come while many Republican lawmakers also call for stricter laws prohibiting people from concealing their faces with masks at public demonstrations.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 7 July 2025
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Mike Stunson
july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
Dugan is charged with obstruction of justice and concealing a person to prevent arrests.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
Outside the venue, tortoise sunglasses concealed her eyes.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
These efforts come while many Republican lawmakers also call for stricter laws prohibiting people from concealing their faces with masks at public demonstrations.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceal
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But these unremarkable principles hide a dramatic shift in the relationship between science and government.—
David Michaels,
The Atlantic,
20 July 2025
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More than a month after the shooting, police located the vehicle Orona had driven, hidden on a Buckeye property owned by his girlfriend’s family.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
20 July 2025
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But this fake overlay simply obscures the app as it is being attacked in the background.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Some staffers also have seen the whole affair as obscuring standout work in the news division, particularly in the early months of the Trump administration.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 July 2025
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Prince Friso was in a skiing accident in February 2012, getting buried under an avalanche, which led to brain damage and falling into a coma.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Some mourners openly wept, burying their faces in the Palestinian flags wrapped around the bodies.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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The building’s sprinkler system suppressed the flames before firefighters completed their operations, bringing the fire under control in under 30 minutes, officials said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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That same resolution created Palestine, which Israel has refused to recognize and has fought to suppress ever since.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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The front of the building was covered in heavy smoke and flames, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III said.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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Raise salaries, diminish contractual obligations to teach, include the expenses of laboratory instruction and add the depreciation of expensive buildings — all factors in the sciences — and tuition becomes wholly inadequate to cover even the cost of instruction.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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That's where the VIRSA framework comes in—an antidote to chaos disguised as complexity.—
Saby Waraich,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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What looks like one giant spotted egg is actually disguising a full polka dot dinnerware set, including two large plates and six bowls of various sizes, nested together like a Matryoshka doll.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
8 July 2025
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“Conceal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceal. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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