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as in disguised
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as in hidden
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as in hid
to put into a hiding place
wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom
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as in obscured
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 concealed
Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Women who brought the lawsuits said the university ignored their complaints and deliberately concealed abuse that happened for decades during examinations at the UCLA student health center, the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center or in Heaps’ campus office.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
The knee-length coat was cut with a straight silhouette and featured a collar and concealed placket, and finished with circular mirror insets stitched across the front and sleeves.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 31 Jan. 2026
This applies whether the handgun is carried openly or concealed, although open carry still requires it to be in a belt or shoulder holster.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
But who is this enigmatic maiden concealed behind a mask and uncharacteristically nervous about the ball?
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The right to carry — either open or concealed — also does not extend to police stations, courthouses or correctional facilities.
—Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
As the commander-at-large of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Gregory Bovino has served as a public face of an immigration crackdown whose agents’ identities are often concealed behind masks.
—Connor Greene, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Booz Allen has consistently characterized Littlejohn’s conduct as that of a rogue actor who concealed his misconduct within government systems.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Watch it for its skin-deep enticement, its powerful visual devices, but also its concealed malignancy.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
Economic growth fueled by foreign borrowing created an illusion of stability that concealed deepening structural decay.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Women who brought the lawsuits said the university ignored their complaints and deliberately concealed abuse that happened for decades during examinations at the UCLA student health center, the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center or in Heaps’ campus office.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
The knee-length coat was cut with a straight silhouette and featured a collar and concealed placket, and finished with circular mirror insets stitched across the front and sleeves.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 31 Jan. 2026
This applies whether the handgun is carried openly or concealed, although open carry still requires it to be in a belt or shoulder holster.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
But who is this enigmatic maiden concealed behind a mask and uncharacteristically nervous about the ball?
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The right to carry — either open or concealed — also does not extend to police stations, courthouses or correctional facilities.
—Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
As the commander-at-large of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Gregory Bovino has served as a public face of an immigration crackdown whose agents’ identities are often concealed behind masks.
—Connor Greene, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Booz Allen has consistently characterized Littlejohn’s conduct as that of a rogue actor who concealed his misconduct within government systems.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concealed
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The Patriots will likely come at Stidham with disguised blitzes, nonstop stunts, defensive linemen dropping into passing lanes and an array of looks.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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The barely disguised soullessness with which AI leaders operate, perhaps, has provided a window for entrepreneurs to peddle a more humane message, in good faith or not in good faith, naively or cynically.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Marcellus calls this the hidden superpower of the device.—
Ciara Lucas,
SELF,
9 Feb. 2026
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Shopping in such places often requires a little imagination and some digging, but the extra effort makes discovering a hidden gem amongst everything else all the more exciting.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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For a woman so shrouded in mystery of her own making, Trump seemingly always finds a way to surprise both fans and, yes, the critics.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Men gathered to pay their final respects, carrying the shrouded bodies through the streets before praying over them.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some years ago, The Andrea, a seasonal seafood restaurant on the west end of Misquamicut Beach in Westerly, posted a black-and-white photo on Facebook showing a line of cars buried in the sand.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
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The bottle’s survival through two World Wars, the Great Depression and a century buried in a cellar is exceptional.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The team behind this research used the JWST's Near InfraRed Spectrograph (NIRSpec) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) instruments to investigate IRAS 07251–0248, an ultra-luminous infrared galaxy whose dense galactic heart is obscured by immense amounts of dust and gas.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The threats to our waters are insidiously obscured from sight.—
Theodore J. Karamanski,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Other guests remain cloaked in mystery, which suited the experience fine.—
Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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The new character, also called Six Ravens, will sometimes be portrayed as a black bird and other times as a mysterious, cloaked woman with a raven mask.—
Megan duBois,
Southern Living,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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In unexposed mice the substantia nigra looks like a nighttime satellite image of Manhattan—thousands of neurons sending dopamine across the mice’s brains to orchestrate fluid scurrying and sniffing and munching.—
David Ferry,
Wired News,
10 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Amylin is hormone co-secreted with insulin in the pancreas to suppress appetite and reduce food intake.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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Finally, like mealy bugs, the honeydew secreted by aphids can encourage the growth of sooty mold and fungus.—
Jon VanZile,
The Spruce,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Concealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concealed. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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