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
Riefenstahl deftly undertakes the type of media autopsy usually reserved for the most fiendish of true crime cover-ups.
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Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, some experts have expressed skepticism about presidential health pronouncements, pointing to past cover-ups and the absence of legal mandates for full transparency.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The tattoo artist, who offers training courses at her tattoo shop, adds that cover-ups comprise about 10-15% of her work.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Backdating didn’t require complex financial engineering or elaborate cover-ups.
—Erik Lie, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
Priscilla Presley is being accused of creating a multimillion-dollar scheme involving fraud, cover-ups and the exploitation of her own daughter’s death.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Crane and Radley begin digging and find a tangled web of lies, institutional cover-ups, and moral compromise.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, some experts have expressed skepticism about presidential health pronouncements, pointing to past cover-ups and the absence of legal mandates for full transparency.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The tattoo artist, who offers training courses at her tattoo shop, adds that cover-ups comprise about 10-15% of her work.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Backdating didn’t require complex financial engineering or elaborate cover-ups.
—Erik Lie, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
Priscilla Presley is being accused of creating a multimillion-dollar scheme involving fraud, cover-ups and the exploitation of her own daughter’s death.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Crane and Radley begin digging and find a tangled web of lies, institutional cover-ups, and moral compromise.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cover-ups
Noun
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One through line between the films and the series are the headdresses, veils and hair jewelry.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Smoke from western wildfires shrouds downtown buildings with the Cheyenne Mountain in the background on August 12 in Colorado Springs.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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The plastic bodywork has been sharpened all around, too, with the tank shrouds now reaching the front forks.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While invisibility cloaks are a gee-whiz application, metamaterials now offer real-world commercial applications such as new antenna technologies for mobile phones.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Dec. 2018
Noun
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The tranquil space, complete with soft music and weighted blankets, offered comfort during dental procedures.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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One user shared a photo of silver blankets being distributed, while others reported a lack of communication about the type of incident or how long the disruption might last.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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The line includes bras, underwear, slips, robes and layering pieces meant to transition from private wear to day-to-day wardrobes.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Food and Drink The resort offers in-room dining 24/7, so my husband and I enjoyed breakfast in our fluffy robes on the patio while adorable bunnies hopped around on the lawn nearby.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Invisible pollutants unleashed To simulate real-world conditions, the researchers placed unused masks in beakers of ultra-pure water and left them at room temperature for 24 hours.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Agents dressed in black, with masks covering their faces, stood in formation on the tarmac.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In Batman's Gotham City land some of the windows in the building facades are cracked whilst others are boarded up or have curtains which are only partly pulled to.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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At home, consider swapping heavy drapes for a pair of airy lace curtains, adding milk-glass lamps, and trading scalloped edges for straight ones.—
Ginger Perra,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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The plastic coverings are about ready to come off the red seats lining Clowes Memorial Hall.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
4 Sep. 2025
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This space has also been revamped over the summer with a dedicated bar, which adds to The Bar space in the palazzo’s charming Red Room, replete with silk coverings lining the walls and an original fresco by Cesare Rotta framing the ceiling.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Cover-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cover-ups. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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