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                    as in substitutes
                                                
              
          
                                                      to serve as a replacement usually for a time only                                       
              
                             a friend covered for me as a hospital volunteer while my family went on vacation                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in coats
                                                
              
          
                                                      to form a layer over                                       
              
                             by morning a foot of snow covered the ground                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in shields
                                                
              
          
                                                      to place a protective layer over                                       
              
                             better cover your skin with sunblock if you don't want a sunburn, not to mention skin cancer                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in concerns
                                                
              
          
                                                      to have (something) as a subject matter                                       
              
                             this section of the book covers kitchen makeovers for the enterprising do-it-yourselfer                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in conceals
                                                
              
          
                                                      to keep secret or shut off from view                                       
              
                             covered the foxhole with grass and leaves                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in traverses
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make one's way through, across, or over                                       
              
                             we usually manage to cover a lot of ground in a single day                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in monitors
                                                
              
          
                                                      to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose                                       
              
                             I'll cover the reception desk while you take a break                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in protects
                                                
              
          
                                                      to drive danger or attack away from                                       
              
                             covered the wounded soldier until he could be rescued from the downed chopper                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in safeguards
                                                
              
          
                                                      means or method of defending                                       
              
                             provided cover while their comrades ran for safety                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in sheaths
                                                
              
          
                                                      something that encloses another thing especially to protect it                                       
              
                             put the restaurant menus in clear plastic covers so that they would last longer                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in replacements
                                                
              
          
                                                      a person or thing that takes the place of another                                       
              
                             people may only skip their shifts if they find a cover for themselves first                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in canopies
                                                
              
          
                                                      a raised covering over something for decoration or protection                                       
              
                             all of the exhibits at the fair are under cover, so the weather won't be a factor                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in shrouds
                                                
              
          
                                                      something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth                                       
              
                             under cover of friendship the con man insinuated himself in the lives of the unsuspecting couple                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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