cover-ups

noun

plural of cover-up
as in veils
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-ups From cover-ups to bathing suits, these are my favorite finds, starting at just $13. — Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026 Sun shirts, burkinis, T-shirts, and cover-ups are fine for most attractions, but do know that extra fabric interferes with the physics of the fastest slides. — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 15 July 2026 Doyle recommends packing versatile cover-ups that can quickly transform pool attire into something suitable for grabbing lunch, ordering coffee, or heading into indoor areas of the ship. — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 15 July 2026 Hathaway was recently spotted enjoying a vacation in sunny Saint-Tropez, her baby bump visible beneath an array of breezy maxi dresses and cover-ups, including the Anne dress from her stylist Erin Walsh’s collaboration with La Ligne. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 June 2026 Finally, Senior Editor Hannah Vanbiber exposes FIFA’s bizarre venue cover-ups. — Tim McMaster, New York Times, 17 June 2026 There’s no conclusive evidence of alien life or government cover-ups. — Collin Binkley, Fortune, 15 June 2026 Bolstered by expert analysis, the film provides a fascinating look into governmental cover-ups over the years and humanity's natural curiosity for what may be out there. — Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026 The Spanish Catholic hierarchy is belatedly reckoning with decades of abuse and cover-ups in the once-staunchly Catholic country. — ABC News, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cover-ups
  1. veils
  2. shrouds
  3. cloaks
  4. blankets
  5. robes
  6. masks
  7. curtains
Noun
  • Their heads are covered in waist-length teal veils, and black canvas work aprons cover their gray habits.
    — Adora Namigadde, NPR, 23 July 2026
  • With diagnostic precision, shifting baseline syndrome puts a name on something that most of us have experienced—the ways in which the fog of forgetting veils experience.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Definition of veils
Noun
  • Like the men, the women all wore overalls, shapeless shrouds of dark denim.
    — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Understanding this dual existence could be key to solving the origins of dust shrouds in interacting supernovas.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of shrouds
Noun
  • Throughout history, kings, queens and other members of the royal family have donned luxurious fur stoles, floor-length fur coats, capes with mink trims and cloaks with ermine edges (that's weasel fur).
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 14 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of cloaks
Noun
  • These are key pillars; comfort blankets who raised the floor of the team.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • More than 400 people typically attend, spreading out blankets and lawn chairs for an evening under the stars.
    — Debby Rice, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Definition of blankets
Noun
  • What starts as a tender image of elder care, with younger performers slowly helping older women into robes and beds, transforms.
    — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • All rooms come with air conditioning, coffee machine, safe, Wi-Fi, robes, slippers, Aesop products and a minibar.
    — Jonathan Samuels, TheWeek, 17 July 2026
Definition of robes
Noun
  • Thousands of fans — treated with Doctor Doom masks and capes — waited nearly days to get a glimpse of Feige’s grand plan for the next era of the MCU.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 July 2026
  • Under a new Connecticut law, law enforcement agents at the federal, state, and local levels cannot wear masks, except in certain specific instances such as undercover operations, SCUBA teams, bomb squads, and SWAT teams.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
Definition of masks
Noun
  • In Story Rug, a second-grade class embarks on a creative adventure braiding old shirts, baby blankets and curtains into a rug.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 July 2026
  • Keep heat out Prevent outside heat from seeping into the building by closing curtains on sun-facing windows.
    — Destenie Nock, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Definition of curtains

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