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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 trial also resulted in five other convictions of hospital and provincial health officials for concealment and omission-of-duty counts, the Buenos Aires Times and Chequeado reported.
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Pham was indicted in June on multiple felony charges, including wire fraud, concealment of money laundering and bribery.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Overgrown shrubs can also shield burglars from street view, so trim back your foliage to deny them concealment.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The kitchen, fire pit, and lounge area all feature these concealments.
—Tayler Adigun, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2025
Strother faces charges of murder, manslaughter, hindering prosecution, concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Pham was indicted in June on multiple felony charges, including wire fraud, concealment of money laundering and bribery.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Overgrown shrubs can also shield burglars from street view, so trim back your foliage to deny them concealment.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The kitchen, fire pit, and lounge area all feature these concealments.
—Tayler Adigun, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2025
Strother faces charges of murder, manslaughter, hindering prosecution, concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concealment
Noun
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From her place in hiding, their leader María Corina Machado has kept the opposition movement alive.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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There are troubling signs the company is either unaware of construction challenges or, in the worst case, hiding problems that lead to schedule slippage.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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During the 1880s, the brothers lived here and made their livelihood rustling cattle and horses, while at the same time disposing of unsuspecting ranchers who wandered too close to their hideout.—
Patti Nickell,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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If this were true, Solomon would learn all of this elder’s secret hideouts and survival tricks, resulting in a formidable pair for any hunter to take on.—
Jim Tschetter,
Outdoor Life,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Cheetah cubs spend their first two months hidden in a lair while their mother hunts.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Somehow this ineptly plotted affair lured Keke Palmer into its lair and her comedy chops all but gets handcuffed by an illogical, unfunny screenplay.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Holding a Sonoran Desert toad and squeezing the slimy glands on its head to extract its toxic secretions is a strange experience.—
Christopher Timmermann,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
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These compounds may aid insulin secretion, sensitivity, and glucose (sugar) metabolism.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
18 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, his day job may be entering a new phase as fledgling companies leave the nest and head off on their own — faster than new ones launch.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Before the reintroduction project, the last successful bald eagle nest in Indiana was seen in 1897.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Concealment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concealment. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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