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as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view
shrouded the fact that the child had been adopted
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as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the smog shrouded our aerial view of the city
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as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely
during rainy season the summit of the mountain is shrouded in mist
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Recent Examples of shrouded
Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
For a woman so shrouded in mystery of her own making, Trump seemingly always finds a way to surprise both fans and, yes, the critics.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Men gathered to pay their final respects, carrying the shrouded bodies through the streets before praying over them.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Only a select group of bidders is invited into this exclusive social club, where the items up for auction remain shrouded in secrecy.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
Universa is an alien from outer-space whose home-world’s name, location and pretty much all other relevant information remains shrouded in mystery.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Key partners to the plan say the path ahead remains shrouded in uncertainty.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
This shrouded figure will be pulling strings solo from behind the scenes, coming up with a short list of players to murder that the other Traitors have to choose from.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
However, much remains shrouded in mystery more than a week into the investigation.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
My family of four stayed in a one-bedroom pavilion, which was shrouded by natural flora.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026
The stratovolcano rises nearly 7,000 vertical feet above the valley floor, and the top portion of the peak is shrouded in white year-round and ringed by seven different glaciers.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
Their faces shrouded in an aura of sorrow.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Tehran’s residents woke up to a skyline shrouded in black smoke and acid rain clouds after Israeli airstrikes set ablaze key fuel depots serving one of the Middle East’s largest cities.
—Golnar Motevalli, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Although Messi was silent throughout, his appearance seemed to speak volumes for a player whose politics have largely been shrouded in mystery.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Unlike the sleek mansions lining much of California’s shoreline, this unassuming house has always felt like something out of a fisherman’s tale—shrouded in salt spray as swells crash against the rocks below.
—Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2026
But the identities of those interviewees are shrouded in secrecy, as is much of the process around this strange but profound endeavor.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Now, the Taliban are back exporting terror, women are shrouded and girls have again been shut out of classrooms.
—Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
For a woman so shrouded in mystery of her own making, Trump seemingly always finds a way to surprise both fans and, yes, the critics.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Men gathered to pay their final respects, carrying the shrouded bodies through the streets before praying over them.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Only a select group of bidders is invited into this exclusive social club, where the items up for auction remain shrouded in secrecy.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
Universa is an alien from outer-space whose home-world’s name, location and pretty much all other relevant information remains shrouded in mystery.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Key partners to the plan say the path ahead remains shrouded in uncertainty.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2026
This shrouded figure will be pulling strings solo from behind the scenes, coming up with a short list of players to murder that the other Traitors have to choose from.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
However, much remains shrouded in mystery more than a week into the investigation.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
The scene is interrupted when in the scribe’s home, shrouded in darkness, eerie sounds distract him from what’s on his digital page.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
My family of four stayed in a one-bedroom pavilion, which was shrouded by natural flora.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026
The stratovolcano rises nearly 7,000 vertical feet above the valley floor, and the top portion of the peak is shrouded in white year-round and ringed by seven different glaciers.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
Their faces shrouded in an aura of sorrow.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Tehran’s residents woke up to a skyline shrouded in black smoke and acid rain clouds after Israeli airstrikes set ablaze key fuel depots serving one of the Middle East’s largest cities.
—Golnar Motevalli, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Although Messi was silent throughout, his appearance seemed to speak volumes for a player whose politics have largely been shrouded in mystery.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
Unlike the sleek mansions lining much of California’s shoreline, this unassuming house has always felt like something out of a fisherman’s tale—shrouded in salt spray as swells crash against the rocks below.
—Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2026
But the identities of those interviewees are shrouded in secrecy, as is much of the process around this strange but profound endeavor.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrouded
Adjective
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Other guests remain cloaked in mystery, which suited the experience fine.—
Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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The new character, also called Six Ravens, will sometimes be portrayed as a black bird and other times as a mysterious, cloaked woman with a raven mask.—
Megan duBois,
Southern Living,
16 Jan. 2026
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Their investigation used digital maps, citizen archives, and new forensic technologies to reconstruct what has been concealed and kept behind a curtain of silence.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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Authorities said the tank had been deliberately concealed, and an autopsy determined Dee Warner's death was a homicide caused by strangulation and blunt force trauma.—
Corey J. Murray,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Something could have obscured critical knowledge.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Police recovered surveillance footage of the suspect, his face partially obscured by his hood, near the scene.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Concentric bands of short linear patterns wrapped around the rim.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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The child was wearing a yellow onesie and was wrapped in a blue blanket.—
SYDNEY PAGE THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But with consumers already starting to cut back on spending, businesses may have a harder time getting such disguised changes past consumers.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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The disguised aspects of Miles’s life are of little concern to me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The final days of our ordeal blurred into a nightmare of torment, wandering while daylight lasted and huddling under open shelters at night, shaking with cold.—
Elwyn "Bud" Myers,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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The shoreline blurred softly in the background while her gold chains and earrings caught the afternoon glow.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The sumptuous primary suite is enveloped in crimson velvet, which flows seamlessly from the bedroom into a walk-through closet.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2026
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For over a decade, Claire and Jamie Fraser have loved each other across centuries, continents, and wars; their devotion as enduring as the Highland mist that first enveloped their story.—
Carly Witteman,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The issue of masked officers has grown in prominence since the January killings in Minneapolis of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.—
Tolu Talabi,
The Hill,
11 Mar. 2026
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During the alleged robbery, a masked man allegedly entered the store, displayed a handgun and demanded money from the store employee, police said.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Shrouded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrouded. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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