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as in hiding
to put into a hiding place
wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom
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as in obscuring
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 concealing
Chalamet styled his pants over the boots, with the hem concealing the shaft, so that only the orange vamp and the outer rubber sole were visible.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
On Monday, a jury found Townsend guilty of endangerment and concealing a homicide, but the murderer is still out there.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Mendoza was charged with concealing the body, abusing a corpse, two counts of concealing the death of a person and obstructing justice, all felonies, but none were detainable offenses under Illinois sanctuary laws, DHS said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
There’s a big roof scoop and bulbous arches, concealing an 1,100-horsepower V8 that also makes 850 lb-ft of torque.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 28 Jan. 2026
But, unlike black jeans, brown feels a bit more intentional and softer than the dark hue, while still offering practical benefits of concealing stains (lol) and, thus, reducing washes.
—Eva Thomas, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
Shoplifting more than $250 by concealing merchandise.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Low was fined $106,000 for concealing payments between his tech nonprofit and actor Alec Baldwin.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
This is the blanket idea that powerful organizations or collectives are concealing the truth from the entire world, which only the conspiracy-minded can see through.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 8, Futurism, 8 Jan. 2026
Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
On Monday, a jury found Townsend guilty of endangerment and concealing a homicide, but the murderer is still out there.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Mendoza was charged with concealing the body, abusing a corpse, two counts of concealing the death of a person and obstructing justice, all felonies, but none were detainable offenses under Illinois sanctuary laws, DHS said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
There’s a big roof scoop and bulbous arches, concealing an 1,100-horsepower V8 that also makes 850 lb-ft of torque.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 28 Jan. 2026
But, unlike black jeans, brown feels a bit more intentional and softer than the dark hue, while still offering practical benefits of concealing stains (lol) and, thus, reducing washes.
—Eva Thomas, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
Shoplifting more than $250 by concealing merchandise.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Low was fined $106,000 for concealing payments between his tech nonprofit and actor Alec Baldwin.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
This is the blanket idea that powerful organizations or collectives are concealing the truth from the entire world, which only the conspiracy-minded can see through.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 8, Futurism, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concealing
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When washed with ethanol, the hydrogel appeared transparent, hiding the image entirely.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Wild forward Nico Sturm has been breaking in his Team Germany skates at a few Minnesota practices, and joked about hiding his on-ice moves from NHL teammates that may be foes in Italy.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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But Lacombe says that national data could be obscuring smaller trends that are underway in parts of the country.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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This team realized that finding the wake of a quark would be simpler if there were no second quark obscuring it.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Late in the mess that was the Rams’ final game of the season, Sean McVay was seen frustratingly burying his face in his play card.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Drake Powell followed by scoring six straight points himself, burying a 3 over Jaylen Brown before finishing a tough fadeaway in the lane plus the foul.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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In New York, the publication dogged former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s progressive policies and his personal life, covering everything from his gym visits to his divorce in cringe-inducing detail.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Democrats Menefee, a former Harris County attorney, and Amanda Edwards, a former member of Houston's city council, competed in a runoff to represent Texas' 18th Congressional District, a solidly Democratic area covering part of Houston and the surrounding region.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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Throw in the fact that his 4-2-5 scheme, which is masterful at disguising pressure and stopping the run, would make for a natural and necessary fit at USC, where those two things weren’t up to snuff last season.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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Adelman tried to navigate his lack of a center by matching minutes, but Hornets coach Charles Lee countered by disguising his substitutions.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
19 Jan. 2026
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The nerves that Landfair had been suppressing only show as the interview winds down, letting out a relieved and shaky breath after answering the last question.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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Outside the cell, the ATP is converted into adenosine, which acts on neurons — in this case, by exciting neurons that inhibit swimming and suppressing swim neurons.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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Stroheim’s prime theme is masking and the fear of being unmasked.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
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The Swiss dominated the big tournaments of the mid-2000s, which would earn anybody plaudits, but his unique blend of style and grace caused a significant portion of the tennis world to anoint him as the sport’s Jesus, masking his dynamism, physicality, and weaknesses in the process.—
Owen Lewis,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Concealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concealing. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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