1
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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2
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
Perhaps that’s what fans were griping about last year — that Burns didn’t have it anymore and Slavin was papering over all those issues, enough to fool this model.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 18 June 2025
My personal favorite is Fishbowl, where players work to have teammates guess words, phrases, or characters written on slips of paper over three rounds.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
Tax legislation often requires difficult compromises to paper over divisions within the ruling party.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
But Lutnick's optimism papered over unanswered questions that importers have about China's promises.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 11 June 2025
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 18 June 2025
My personal favorite is Fishbowl, where players work to have teammates guess words, phrases, or characters written on slips of paper over three rounds.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
Tax legislation often requires difficult compromises to paper over divisions within the ruling party.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
But Lutnick's optimism papered over unanswered questions that importers have about China's promises.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper over
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Somehow the checkers are ignoring the fact that Trump was referring to the five-year period.—
John R. Lott Jr,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Or Joe Biden when Putin ignored his warnings and invaded Ukraine in 2022.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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Beyond medical interventions, many people with FFA use makeup and prosthetic hair pieces to conceal sparse and scarred parts.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
6 Aug. 2025
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The trust premium that sustainability generates comes from transparency, not virtue concealed in spreadsheets.—
Solitaire Townsend,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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You’d be forgiven if your moviegoing interest in the legacyquel — a clever term for a next-gen sequel to a popular, typically very nostalgic film that former IndieWire editor Matt Singer coined over a decade ago — has waned.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Aug. 2025
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Now that so many smartphones can be turned into mobile Wi-Fi hotspots, you could be forgiven for thinking the market for 5G Wi-Fi routers is in decline.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Extraterrestrial Easter Eggs and Fun Facts – Uncover the references and characters from some of your favorite Pixar films hidden throughout Elio, along with other fun facts.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The garden is located in a large area in the middle of the hotel's main gardens, but still hidden.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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An icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe keeps watch from the mantel; a painting of her cat wearing a crown overlooks her shelves and shelves of books.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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The legislation also follows several studies that highlighted concerning examples of AI therapy tools overlooking, or even encouraging, signs of mental distress.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
6 Aug. 2025
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This thinking — amplified by extensive 24/7 hybrid media coverage and heated venture capital echo chambers — obscures a more nuanced transformation occurring at the periphery of traditional power structures.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Dujardin's lawsuit contends operators have had this trouble since 2007, as well as problems with long lagging footage, freezing frame, blurriness and shadows obscuring pedestrians.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Month: Delta denies using AI to come up with inflated, personalized prices Delta finally explains how its AI pricing works amid ongoing backlash.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
6 Aug. 2025
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In an Instagram post featuring photos of her, her husband Steven Oleksy, and their twins Oliver and Molly, Brooke explained her reasoning for missing the funeral.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
6 Aug. 2025
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Another layer of pastry sits atop the mixture and is covered in crystal sugar, which adds a nice sweetness to contrast the tart filling, as well as a delicate crunch in each bite.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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But most of the network’s funds cover everyday production costs, including salaries for a small newsroom and production for hyperlocal stories: updates on waste-management contracts, interviews with local musicians, searches for lost animals.—
Oliver Whang,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Paper over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper%20over. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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