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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
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
ABC News, 3 June 2026
Jackson had a firearm concealed in his waistband, struggled with officers recovering it and provided a false name, police said.
—Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Escalante Sandoval then approached the parked van, removed a key concealed in the gas cap and backed it up, allowing a group of people to move three deep freezers from the van into the bed of the truck and load them with packages.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Seen and then concealed by a twist of water, then seen again.
—Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
In a case filed in September, the DOJ claimed Volgaev concealed and misrepresented his involvement in the smuggling operation during his naturalization process and thus should lose citizenship.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 2 June 2026
Officials said the tunnel was found concealed under the floor of a storage room.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
An officer performed a pat-down and found a gun concealed on the driver's body.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Investigators found that Aliji intended to drive a Volkswagen Beetle equipped with fake police sirens and flashing blue lights toward crowds outside the venue before detonating explosives concealed inside a Red Bull can.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Adjective
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
Among the witnesses was whistleblower and former Air Force intelligence officer David Grusch, who testified that the government concealed a program investigating UAPs.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Jackson had a firearm concealed in his waistband, struggled with officers recovering it and provided a false name, police said.
—Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Escalante Sandoval then approached the parked van, removed a key concealed in the gas cap and backed it up, allowing a group of people to move three deep freezers from the van into the bed of the truck and load them with packages.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Seen and then concealed by a twist of water, then seen again.
—Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
In a case filed in September, the DOJ claimed Volgaev concealed and misrepresented his involvement in the smuggling operation during his naturalization process and thus should lose citizenship.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 2 June 2026
Officials said the tunnel was found concealed under the floor of a storage room.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
An officer performed a pat-down and found a gun concealed on the driver's body.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Investigators found that Aliji intended to drive a Volkswagen Beetle equipped with fake police sirens and flashing blue lights toward crowds outside the venue before detonating explosives concealed inside a Red Bull can.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concealed
Adjective
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The Vikings are always well coached under Kevin O’Connell and defensive coordinator Brian Flores, who has often stifled Shanahan offenses with his creative blitzes and disguised coverages.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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One popular alternative was Rayan Cherki of Manchester City, who has provided some magical contributions during the run-in, particularly with a brilliant dribble and disguised pass for Marc Guehi’s goal against Chelsea, then when scoring the opener against Arsenal after a lovely dribble.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Diverging paths wind through the garden, taking walkers to hidden sitting areas, firepits, and several sculptures.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The hidden cost of agentic AI is the engineering effort required to continuously rebuild real-time business context across fragmented systems.—
Shekhar Iyer,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Much of what happened in the Jeju cockpit that morning remains shrouded in uncertainty.—
James Glanz,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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But who was behind and funded the groups remained shrouded until after the March 17 primary election, a tactic that sparked controversy as opponents decried hidden influence.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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That could be a good thing for USC-UCLA, Iowa-Nebraska, Illinois-Northwestern and other Big Ten rivalry games that tend to get buried on the last weekend of the regular season.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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His ashes are buried in the Memorial Garden at our church and his name added to a list of those who reside there.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
Verb
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The fields and farmlands behind the house, as far as the eye could see, were obscured entirely.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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This was done the day before weather predictions called for overcast conditions with the sun obscured.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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None of this would’ve been possible without Lively and Baldoni, adversaries whose spite and resources compelled them to continue to pursue litigation when just about everyone else in their positions would have quickly settled in the cloaked realm of arbitration.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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Ironically, the cloaked and armored marble statue of the goddess was found face down in the rubble near the outer wall of the stage.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
Verb
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The authors may even be right about the growing evidence for the existence of God secreted away in the latest science.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Shellac derives from the resinous material secreted by the lac bug, much like honey comes from a bee.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Concealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concealed. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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