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)
Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
After talking with Claire, Bradley suspects that Cory knows something about UBA’s cover-up of the environmental incident.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
Culinary pleasures include Ristorante La Pace alla Scarrupata, a casual, wear your best cover-up kind of tavern reachable from the water.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
In addition to a large blue ring, the singer also accessorized with a black long-sleeve cover-up.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Noun
That would make the pills found in Megan’s system a cover-up by the assailant, and she would have been forced to take them.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
After talking with Claire, Bradley suspects that Cory knows something about UBA’s cover-up of the environmental incident.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
Culinary pleasures include Ristorante La Pace alla Scarrupata, a casual, wear your best cover-up kind of tavern reachable from the water.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
In addition to a large blue ring, the singer also accessorized with a black long-sleeve cover-up.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cover (up)
Verb
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Their discoveries have opened new paths for therapies that either suppress or activate immune responses, depending on the disease.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Major evidence, including the alleged murder weapon, was suppressed as a result.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Also like Lynch, Robinson’s onscreen world hums with quiet dread, a sense that something sinister lurks just beneath the veil of the everyday banal.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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As the days shorten, leaves fall, and the earth prepares to rest, the veil between the physical and spiritual realms thin.—
Raquel Reichard,
Refinery29,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Though some details remain under the cloak of invisibility, fans can expect a global theatrical re-release of the original film, special edition products and retail promotions.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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Louise Donegan, my wife, [has] been working on my look for a couple of years, like the cloak thing.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some wear kittles, white burial shrouds, to signify repentance, according to History.—
Krys'tal Griffin,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Moraes developed computer models to simulate draping a sheet on both a 3D human form and a bas-relief carving to test which version most closely matched the figure preserved in the shroud.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The heartwarming clip shared in September by @evietheintern, shows the dog lying flat on the couch, getting comfortable under a warm fuzzy blanket as One Tree Hill plays in the background.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Cover (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cover%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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