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Definition of concealednext
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concealed

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verb

past tense of conceal

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of concealed
Adjective
Retractable or concealed handles now appear on cars from American, European, Korean and Chinese manufacturers. Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 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
The employees concealed the actions using third-party vendors and false invoices. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The machines were designed to detect non-metallic weapons, explosives and other threats concealed under layers of clothing that might evade traditional metal detectors. Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 The Israeli military who speak out have been concealed in various way because there could be retaliation. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Authorities later determined Miles had rented the vehicle two days earlier, the prosecutor's office said, and a box concealed in the undercarriage held about 600 grams of fentanyl. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 Researchers expect to learn more about how valuables were concealed due to the survival of the straw containers. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Those realistic works contrast with more romantic views of farming, which some artists filtered through a bucolic lens that no doubt concealed a grimmer reality. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 The original complaint cited those reports in arguing that Meta’s privacy marketing concealed the existence of a human-review pipeline. Joshua Hong, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026 Some historians point to one of Leonardo’s sketches from about the same time that show a David-like nude with a leaf over its groin, arguing that Leonardo wanted Michelangelo’s masterpiece modestly concealed. Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concealed
Adjective
  • Voting rights advocates argue that requirements to present birth certificates or passports in order to register to vote is a disguised effort to make voting more difficult, depressing turnout and in effect disenfranchising voters.
    Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Adjective
  • But because nobody can see them together while Taylor’s Bachelorette NDA remains in place, Ben has to stay hidden in the room for the entire trip.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Sometimes a scouting department deserves praise for unearthing a hidden talent.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The dielectric features were therefore buried inside the device, helping preserve their shape during fabrication.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • There are also military capabilities there, including air defenses and mines buried underground.
    Gabrielle Khoriaty, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The view offered by legal testimony, however, is still partially obscured.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The eye-popping financial and human costs of post-9/11 security have obscured other consequences.
    Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • But smokejumpers generally eschew the spotlight—even a hint of braggadocio amid their ranks is looked down upon—and so their work feels especially shrouded.
    M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
  • And yet, to those who are unfamiliar with its inner workings, the pageant world might appear shrouded in mystery.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 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
  • That is until the Secret Service—acting on intelligence about a possible assassination attempt by Iranian proxies—secreted the president off Air Force One on July 8, 2026.
    Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The last ceremony of the retreat was with 5-MeO-DMT, a powerful and fast acting psychedelic secreted from a toad.
    Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Before construction began, the lot of land was flat and covered with vegetation.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • During the breakfast event, the walls of Sarabande’s main gallery were covered with custom artwork curated by Sarabande’s House of Bandits, a retail concept that helps sell Sarabande’s artists’ work.
    Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Concealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concealed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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