as in to suppress
to keep from being publicly known
the governor vainly tried to cover up the growing scandal
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as in veil
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
that contrived burglary was just a cover-up for murder
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Recent Examples of cover (up)
Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 3 May 2026
To survive the tropical heat and humidity, vibrant bathing suits and versatile cover-ups are your best friends.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2026
The lightweight fabric is soft to the touch and easy to pack, doubling as a chic swimsuit cover-up or as an everyday bohemian style when worn with a liner for more coverage, or layered under a longer button-up.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
Then one evening, the production teetered on the brink — an arrest, a cover-up, and a crisis that could have shut the film down entirely.
—Tony Lee Moral, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
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Noun
And what began as a cover-up grew into an art form, establishing Grasse as the perfume capital of the world.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 3 May 2026
To survive the tropical heat and humidity, vibrant bathing suits and versatile cover-ups are your best friends.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2026
The lightweight fabric is soft to the touch and easy to pack, doubling as a chic swimsuit cover-up or as an everyday bohemian style when worn with a liner for more coverage, or layered under a longer button-up.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
Then one evening, the production teetered on the brink — an arrest, a cover-up, and a crisis that could have shut the film down entirely.
—Tony Lee Moral, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cover (up)
Verb
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Fungicides, for instance, are used to suppress disease-causing pathogens like blights and leaf spots, but might also impact beneficial microbes that live in flowers.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2026
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Researchers from the University of Bristol in England and the University at Buffalo in New York found that people actively trying to suppress food cravings were more likely to spend time watching indulgent food content online — yet ended up eating less of it afterward.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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By peering through thick veils of gas and dust, radio astronomers have been able to watch young binary stars orbit around one another in the heart of star-forming clouds — and, in the process, have revealed the stars' masses.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cassie pissily wearing her veil in the limo is kind of a slay.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The housekeepers greet me with genuine care, the bartenders create cocktails with panache and smiles, and the doormen and women jauntily pose for pictures in their thick Batman-style winter cloaks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The picture shows Trump wearing a red cloak with his hand over someone’s forehead, appearing to heal them.—
Charlotte Hazard,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Graves are dug by hand and bodies are only buried in caskets or shrouds made of biodegradable materials like bamboo or cotton.—
Dorany Pineda,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Graves are dug by hand and bodies are only buried in caskets or shrouds made of biodegradable materials like bamboo or cotton.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Rocky then runs onto the back porch of his home, where the woman and child corner him, grab him with a blanket, take him back to the SUV, and drive away.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Elsewhere, fibers are spun into thread, dyed, bleached, and rewoven into rugs, carpets and blankets.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cover (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cover%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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