as in concealment
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Noun
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Their lives were based on concealment and pretense, and my writing is the opposite.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025 -
As Kraus left the interview at the news station, police in Albany arrested him on two counts each of second-degree murder and concealment of a corpse.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The game sees Fisher engage in a number of black ops missions, employing stealth and military tactics.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Surrounded by spies, at odds with his colleagues, forced to proceed by stealth in a second language and an unfamiliar culture, Franklin had difficulties enough without having to hear of his son’s Loyalist activities.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His safe departure from Owensboro was effected [sic] through subterfuge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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So ignore the subterfuge being generated by the tobacco/vaping industry.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In fact, some of Indiana's most pro-Trump lawmakers previously expressed reticence about drawing new maps, though some of the opposition softened in the wake of previous meetings with Vance.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
8 Oct. 2025
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Amid mass reticence, An Unfinished Film is an essential yet incomplete outlet for unprocessed trauma.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Covertness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covertness. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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