1
as in hiding
the placing of something out of sight
your choice of the oven for the concealment of the money was unwise
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as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
cave-riddled mountains that offer a multitude of concealments where a fugitive could hide indefinitely
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Recent Examples of concealment
The investigation has resulted in Wallace being charged with concealment of death from unnatural causes, patient abuse and neglect and felony assault of an individual with disabilities, police said.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
Last month, Adams pleaded no contest to two counts of first-degree murder and related charges involving the unlawful handling and concealment of the victims’ remains.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
In May 2017, jurors found Clay guilty of both felony murder and concealment of a body.
—Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
The vehicle could have been shoved down the steep hill instead of this a shoddy attempt at concealment.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Their lives were based on concealment and pretense, and my writing is the opposite.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
As Kraus left the interview at the news station, police in Albany arrested him on two counts each of second-degree murder and concealment of a corpse.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Yet while seeking to eliminate diversity, the tactic is likely to encourage a culture of institutional policing and concealment.
—Kristina Mani, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and brings claims for breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secrets and fraudulent concealment, among several others.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
Last month, Adams pleaded no contest to two counts of first-degree murder and related charges involving the unlawful handling and concealment of the victims’ remains.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
In May 2017, jurors found Clay guilty of both felony murder and concealment of a body.
—Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
The vehicle could have been shoved down the steep hill instead of this a shoddy attempt at concealment.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Their lives were based on concealment and pretense, and my writing is the opposite.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
As Kraus left the interview at the news station, police in Albany arrested him on two counts each of second-degree murder and concealment of a corpse.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Yet while seeking to eliminate diversity, the tactic is likely to encourage a culture of institutional policing and concealment.
—Kristina Mani, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and brings claims for breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secrets and fraudulent concealment, among several others.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concealment
Noun
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From testimony on the ground, those who have fled said that men have been separated from women and children, who are now likely in hiding, but are next in the firing line, Raymond said.—
Camilla Alcini,
ABC News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Hawkins has been under military occupation due to the rifts that emerged, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) is back in hiding from the government, and the gang is determined to find and destroy Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) since the big bad seems to have gone off the grid.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jasper, in contrast, is having a grand old time at his hideout.—
Lily Osler,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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Barrow allegedly stayed in the Stockyards Hotel in 1933 as a hideout during one of the couple’s heists.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Outside of his lair, the world looks barren and deserted, save for a few glowing red rifts in the ground where the world is connected to the Upside Down.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
25 Dec. 2025
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Two young women are trapped in the lair of the Mangittatuarjuk, the Gnawer of Rocks.—
Elaina Patton,
IndieWire,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The new weight loss drugs mimic the action of this hormone by increasing the secretion of insulin to lower blood sugar.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Some confectioner's glaze, responsible for candy corn's shiny finish, is derived from bug secretion.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In some species, ants restructure their nests to slow the transmission of a lethal fungus and in others, ant queens eat infected brood to prevent the spread of disease and recover nutrients.—
Arundathi Nair,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Two recent fires at PG&E substations cut power to thousands, drew condemnation from members of Congress, and spotlighted a year full of safety and maintenance violations at the utility giant’s substations throughout the region, from oil leaks to broken cooling fans and birds’ nests in equipment.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Squirrels, other rodents and a variety of birds typically do the caching, storing the acorns to be eaten later when conditions soften the outer shell.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Concealment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concealment. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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