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noun

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Recent Examples of cover (up)
Noun
All that emotion is often just a cover-up for disappointment. Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025 Needless to say, Corcoran's look drew inspiration from none other than Stewart, who wore a plunging white swimsuit and a dramatic cover-up for the shoot. Michelle Lee, People.com, 6 June 2025 Wear them to the pool with your favorite cover-up or style them with tailored linen pants for a dinner out. Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2025 The cover-up of President Biden's mental decline is one of the greatest scandals in our nation's history. Khaleda Rahman shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cover (up)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cover (up)
Verb
  • This outdated mentality fosters two counterproductive patterns: emotional repression, in which individuals suppress feelings, and emotional reactivity, where feelings are expressed impulsively and without regulation.
    Andriana Eliadis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Firefighters are working to suppress the fire, which is currently burning with a slow rate of spread.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Though Smart was forced to wear a veil over her face, the couple recognized Mitchell from a composite sketch shared on America’s Most Wanted.
    Stephanie Kaloi, People.com, 5 June 2025
  • The alarming decline in Black student enrollment these last two years coupled with the dismantling of support programs, open a veil to what’s ahead: a devastating setback in economic mobility and progress for Black communities.
    Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Set in the year 3333 on a desolate alien world, players take on the role of the Swordsman, a somewhat blank slate character with minimalist features clad in a tattered cloak.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
  • The series also serves as the MCU’s introduction of spectral magic meeting tech via the villainous character The Hood (Anthony Ramos), a low-level criminal who stumbles upon a magical cloak powered by the same forces depicted in Doctor Strange.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Later, before the funeral, the child's father, Mahmoud, kisses his son’s feet, the white shroud stained with bright-red blood.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 21 May 2025
  • Once in space, the rocket releases the payload shroud, usually in two halves.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • For a bonus blanket kick, yearning K-drama, check out Something in the Rain.
    Leesa Cross-Smith, People.com, 21 June 2025
  • Full sun Soil Type: Average to sandy, well-draining Soil pH: 6 to 6.5 Bright, daisy-like flowers in brilliant shades of red, orange, and yellow make blanket flower a must-have in mixed borders.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 20 June 2025

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“Cover (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cover%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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