shrouding

present participle of shroud
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Recent Examples of shrouding Congressional leaders, wired to protect their own and afraid of upsetting their narrow margins, are famous for shrouding ethics investigations in secrecy and dragging them out for years. Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026 Advertisement Israel has bombed oil depots in Tehran, shrouding the city in toxic black smoke, and attacked Iran’s South Pars gas field. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Apr. 2026 Then venetian blinds shrouding the box slowly rose to reveal glass walls and, inside them, a sinister diorama—a replica of RTLM, or Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines, the radio station that fuelled the catastrophe. Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026 So unfortunately, right now there's a cloud of mystery still shrouding what's happening here. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026 The shrouding haze seemed to breathe, ebbing and flowing slowly, allowing momentary distant views that vanished with the next foggy breath. Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026 Jittery drum programming and shrouding reverb screams Minneapolis in the ‘80s, but the wonky thump and the multiplicity of vocal tracks are just as suggestive of D’Angelo or the raw pain of a Frank Ocean. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025 While reflecting on the gossip fueled by her and Powell's chemistry both on and offscreen with Variety, Sweeney refuted the idea that the rom-com's stars leaned into the mystery shrouding their relationship. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025 Teeming with tennis courts, specimen trees and stone mansions raised from the dirt by 19th-century railroad barons, the suburb makes wealth feel like weather, an ozone layer shrouding everything — ambient, constant and vital. New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrouding
Verb
  • Well, that’s kind of what the National Institutes of Health is now proposing—concealing from applicants the scores that their grant application receive from scientific peer review.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Amazon, Google, Meta and Elon Musk’s xAI all have demanded nondisclosure agreements with local governments, concealing their identity and intent until deals are almost done.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But there were too many multiple traumas and trauma swappings that wound up obscuring the issues.
    Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In the video, the shooting officer’s arms and long gun block his camera’s view, obscuring Tucker in the moments before he was shot.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Surveillance footage shows Ruis snatching the $275 bauble, which was attached to a $3,500 Alo Odyssey duffel bag, and wrapping it in a tissue before stuffing it into his pocket, according to a criminal complaint and law enforcement sources.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • What Roth is troubleshooting is a 35-pound humanoid sculpture emerging out the back of the dress and wrapping its arms around Roth’s upper body—a faceless specter looming over him that one armchair critic likens to something from Spirit Halloween.
    Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Filmmaker Rubaiyat Hossain crafts a taut supernatural drama that dissects the patriarchy hiding beneath the veneer of a fairytale wedding.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Then there are all the people hiding in the hills, and those who have taken refuge in the homes of Moroccan relatives in Ceuta.
    Miguel Macias, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • During a total eclipse, the moon completely covers the face of the sun, darkening the sky and revealing just the sun’s outer atmosphere called the corona.
    Devika Rao, TheWeek, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of darkening the sky and unveiling the sun's signature circular ring, this time around the moon will only partly cover the sun, giving it a crescent shape, according to NASA.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The vibe is enveloping, the songs an easily digestible pastiche of pop splattered with hip-hop and the dancing pinpoint-perfect but loose when the Magnificent Seven are unleashed to showcase their personalities.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Although gray skies are enveloping the Pharmalot campus, our spirits remain sunny.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Journalists argue this creates a severe conflict of interest and raises critical data security concerns, especially given past assaults on reporters covering immigration enforcement.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Said alleges that the companies later mishandled her requests for medical accommodations following an assignment covering the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The examples run on and on, and at a certain point the numbers begin blurring together.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Boron nitride gives the formula its silky slip and creates a blurring effect, while avocado oil adds conditioning moisture so a matte doesn’t look like skin is parched.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Shrouding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrouding. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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