covertness

Definition of covertnessnext

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Noun
  • On December 15, 2016, a trial court in the state of Aragua sentenced Guerrero Flores to 17 years and two months in prison for twelve crimes, including intentional homicide, escape from custody, concealment of a weapon of war, drug trafficking and criminal association.
    Uriel Blanco, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
  • In May 2026, Marcelin was convicted of first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and concealment of a human corpse in connection to Leyden's death.
    Katie Houlis, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • In January, Rein Security emerged from stealth to create a platform that actually tracks what AI agents do.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Nguyen’s startup, Radical Numerics, emerged from stealth with a $50 million seed round led by Emergence Capital, Fortune has learned exclusively.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • There is a long history of subterfuge at World Cups — a long history of sharing injury information that isn’t exactly transparent or even accurate.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • If the Allies had had to postpone the invasion for the next moon-tide alignment later in the month, the subterfuge would have been exposed.
    Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • The reticence of Cartland’s heroes belies agonies of loneliness.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
  • In fact, during the oral argument, several of the justices expressed reticence about further reforms that might commercialize college sports.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026
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“Covertness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covertness. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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