as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view
she dropped her head in shame and curtained her face with her hair
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The green silk brocade dress featured a delicate pearl shoulder strap detail, a cap sleeve on one arm, a low-cut neckline and a floor-length design that concealed her shoes.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025 -
What, then, would West have made of Nat’s body, even concealed under a halter top?—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The driver then gets out and walks toward the back end of the truck, which is obscured from the camera by the tree.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The seafloor had once been obscured beneath a thick ice shelf, but that changed in July 2017 when the massive A68 iceberg calved from the Larsen C Ice Shelf.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Nature and Faith He captures Lithuania (where Drizyte grew up and where her parents still live) in the freezing winter, too, with images shot on the Curonian Spit when it’s covered in snow.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Such remediation costs may be covered by the tenant’s renter’s insurance policy, or perhaps by your own policy.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Professional racing simulators designed specifically for Andretti sit inside the arcade, with a realistic seat disguised as a race car and a screen to immerse guests into the game.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Sarcasm disguised as humor That dig at your expense was just a joke, right?—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Curtained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtained. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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