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Definition of concealednext
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concealed

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verb

past tense of conceal

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Recent Examples of concealed
Adjective
In another instance, investigators identified a gray button on a test-taker's shirt as a concealed camera. Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 25 June 2026 Kentucky lawmakers will likely let our columnist Joe Gerth down again by overriding the veto of a bill that would allow 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to carry concealed guns. Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Apr. 2026 Watch it for its skin-deep enticement, its powerful visual devices, but also its concealed malignancy. Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
Few works in the show are titled, boxes filled with objects remain closed (one is even tightly wrapped in cellophane), and canvases are stacked one atop the other like pizza boxes—content and images concealed. Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 The ivory and 175 pounds of big cat bones were concealed inside sawn timber in three containers, highlighting Vietnam’s role as a major regional hub for illicit wildlife trade. Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Once created, these assemblages might be concealed beneath doorways or in chimneys or instead worn on the body as a form of portable protection. Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 In reality, the clandestine operation meant that, for a portion of time, the President’s real whereabouts were seemingly unknown to—and concealed from—the White House press pool. Tiago Ventura, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 Instead, the government examines whether the individual was eligible for naturalization in the first place and whether important facts were concealed during the application process. Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The school system faces a legal battle with parents who allege AACPS staff concealed their child's gender transition. Kellye Lynn, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Zayarnaya’s cellmates expressed frustration that Storozhuk had concealed his identity. Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Rigney and Gere play this back-and-forth perfectly, the instantly emerging tension between them barely concealed behind tight smiles. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concealed
Adjective
  • The highly disguised initial view of the model undergoing final testing showed the luxury marque deviating away from its traditional upright boxy off-road SUVs into a new territory.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
  • Or did a Greek soldier really kill a disguised Athena, breaking Zeus’s law in its most primal form?
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Adjective
  • The Buñuelian skeptic in me also shirks at Fried’s approving references to Diderot’s petite église invisible, the small hidden church whose members—painters, critics, curators, patrons—are the vision-gifted serious pursuers of art history.
    Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The garment also includes hidden rivets, a single-needle arcuate, a single-sided Big E Red Tab, and the Two Horse leather patch.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The death toll could rise because landslides triggered by the earthquake buried or cut off many remote villages across six regencies on Flores, said Fathur Rahman, who heads the Search and Rescue Office in Maumere, the capital of Sikka.
    Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Rescuers were still searching for villagers feared buried beneath landslides triggered by the quake across six regencies on Flores, a predominantly Catholic island in Muslim-majority Indonesia.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Weather permitting, the sun's outer atmosphere, which is normally obscured by the bright face of the sun, becomes visible during the moments of totality.
    Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Though, fittingly, part of the disclaimer was obscured by a tree branch when Bryant shared a photo of it on Instagram.
    Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • That investigation remains shrouded in secrecy and no criminal charges have been filed.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Death itself arriving in the room, a shrouded presence that was, unexpectedly, soothing.
    Sai Rajagopal, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Fossil saw a 57% lift in brand recall among users exposed to Fossil creative across premium video inventory versus unexposed users.
    Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 12 May 2026
  • In the unexposed areas, the biogel stem cell mixture remains, and this is where the potential for creating a functional human liver resides.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The other is a bubbly substance scientists believe is secreted to smother small predators and/or wash them out of the shell.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Plus, distinct amounts of calcium and other ions, along with differences in how the slimes are secreted — give rise to the five varieties of mucus.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Others munched on popcorn and hot dogs covered with sweet corn relish and corn-bacon jam in anticipation of the game.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Insurance coverage for the new vaccine In the absence of a recommendation from the CDC’s vaccine advisers, there also remains uncertainty around whether Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine will be covered by insurance.
    Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Concealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concealed. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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