PAPER OVER Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

paper over

verb

Definition of paper over

as in to ignore

to dismiss as of little importance the differences between the two factions are too great to be papered over in the name of party unity

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as in to conceal

to keep secret or shut off from view the company tried to paper over its red ink, issuing assurances that it was still financially sound

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Recent Examples of paper over The scrambles to paper over the shortfalls essentially kick the fiscal can down the road without addressing the underlying causes. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 Although the history of British colonialism is every bit as violent as the history of slavery, it’s just been papered over with Queen Victoria and niceties. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 July 2026 Spread paper towels or paper over a work surface and label a paper plate or shallow container for each variety. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 July 2026 The Democrats’ bad brand, and their willingness to hand influence to outside groups to paper over it, has increasingly become a problem for them this year. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for paper over

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Verb

Scribner’s ignored Hemingway and let Conrad use brief excerpts.

— Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Moscow ignored that truce from the start and Kyiv vowed to retaliate.

— Spencer Kimball,Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of ignore

Verb

The Symptoms Women Work to Hide Sweating, hot flashes and brain fog are among the symptoms women most often try to conceal, according to the Womea survey.

— Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026
The gloom was useful for masking scavenging activities and for concealing one’s identity.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of conceal

Verb

Working in quick, gentle strokes, Abrams used her brush and sprayer to peel away dirt hiding the floral details on Eliza’s grave before moving to the next.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
The subsequent furor is about hiding it from the public and about a brazen plea to keep the Democratic Party and three of its candidates from advertising those facts.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hide

Verb

In my case, severe endometriosis, overlooked by doctors for twenty years, destroyed my ability to have children.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
The Offer At My Front Door During my time on the council, a developer appealed to us after the planning board rejected his plan for condos overlooking the largest lake in town.

— Jim Carlough, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of overlook

Verb

But take a walk inside and the ground is laden with faint slabs of rock, gravestones from a centuries-old Indigenous family cemetery that had been obscured by the passage of time and neglect.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
However, any potential signal is expected to be faint and can be obscured by cosmic variance, the statistical uncertainty that arises when observations cover only a finite portion of the universe.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscure

Verb

For next year’s admissions, institutions would have to publish more detailed selection criteria and explain rejections when applicants request reasons.

— Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Chatbots can also explain complex topics in new ways and condense an overwhelming amount of information into a simple summary.

— Robin Brewer, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of explain

Verb

The carbon covers the grip, the thumb rest, and the soft-release button, the spots a photographer touches most.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Still, though, the White House has selectively denied CNN access to cover the president's travel on Air Force One -- no fewer than four times to date, Boutrous wrote.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

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