1
as in hides
to put into a hiding place
wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom
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as in obscures
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 conceals
Such mismatched windows can be a sign that an interior wall conceals unused space or that a room has been sealed off during renovations.
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Thick and fast-growing, the greenery conceals a chain-link fence that helps with crowd control between the stands and field.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
In an interview with The Sacramento Bee, Coleman talked about how the home embodies rare architectural elements, conceals a time capsule, showcases Hollywood relics and captures riverfront glamour.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet this claim conceals the fact that registration is swift for compliant unions but obstructed for independent ones.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
What the pair conceals might amplify the electricity between them—or provide cover if the charge dissipates.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Sullivan, the drill instructor whose hardened exterior conceals his own private battles.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Related Stories Pandora’s Box conceals the names of cursed contestants – marking them for elimination and setting the stakes for survival – as players battle to keep their names out of the Box.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
The interior of the bag conceals four roomy pouches for storing your toiletries, all of which contain leakproof PVC pockets to minimize the damage of spillage.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Thick and fast-growing, the greenery conceals a chain-link fence that helps with crowd control between the stands and field.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
In an interview with The Sacramento Bee, Coleman talked about how the home embodies rare architectural elements, conceals a time capsule, showcases Hollywood relics and captures riverfront glamour.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet this claim conceals the fact that registration is swift for compliant unions but obstructed for independent ones.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
What the pair conceals might amplify the electricity between them—or provide cover if the charge dissipates.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Sullivan, the drill instructor whose hardened exterior conceals his own private battles.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Related Stories Pandora’s Box conceals the names of cursed contestants – marking them for elimination and setting the stakes for survival – as players battle to keep their names out of the Box.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
The interior of the bag conceals four roomy pouches for storing your toiletries, all of which contain leakproof PVC pockets to minimize the damage of spillage.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceals
Verb
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Incarceration often hides in plain sight.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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The scene from Badlands hangs over the songwriting like a dark cloud; Spacek’s bedroom in the scene looks quite a bit like the bedroom in which the young Springsteen hides from his own angry father.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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But in a market where definitional confusion obscures risk and competitive tensions drive narratives, distinguishing signal from noise is increasingly critical and difficult.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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China, by contrast, communicates through political rhetoric that obscures bureaucratic intent.—
Lizzi C. Lee,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This buries the block into the sand.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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According to the notice, the site uses a misleading logo, charges inflated prices and buries a disclaimer far down the page that does not meet state requirements.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The new beach collection, which launched globally this week, covers shirts, shorts, swim shorts and accessories in Italian linen, silk and towelling with fine jacquard and embroidery across some of the pieces.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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According to Kroll Settlement Administration, the settlement fund covers attorney’s fees and expenses up to $200,000, service award to class representatives up to $3,000 and settlement administration costs, which are still to be determined.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Anderson, who both wrote and directed the film, suppresses psychological complexity, creating characters who are little more than abstractions.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
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Lower Stress Chronic stress suppresses your immune response and can eventually lead to an increase in inflammation.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Conceals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceals. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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