as in veils
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
the truth of the affair will always be hidden under a shroud of secrecy
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as in conceals
to keep secret or shut off from view
shrouded the fact that the child had been adopted
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as in obscures
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the smog shrouded our aerial view of the city
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as in wraps
to surround or cover closely
during rainy season the summit of the mountain is shrouded in mist
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Recent Examples of shrouds
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Graves are dug by hand and bodies are only buried in caskets or shrouds made of biodegradable materials like bamboo or cotton.
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Dorany Pineda,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
Graves are dug by hand and bodies are only buried in caskets or shrouds made of biodegradable materials like bamboo or cotton.
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ABC News,
1 May 2026
The 39 members of the group were discovered lying on their backs and covered by purple shrouds.
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Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Mar. 2026
Many of its songs crystallize around samples of choirs singing, their soft syllables dissolving beneath heavy shrouds of reverb.
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Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
The glacier – now wrapped in vast white shrouds in a desperate attempt to slow its melting – emerges as both subject and body, altar and loss.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
The 54 unidentified bodies were laid carefully in a long line of white shrouds as Palestinians gathered around the grave site.
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Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
25 Oct. 2025
That’s because cutting-edge encryption shrouds information behind mathematical problems (such as factoring enormous numbers) that are conjectured to be unsolvable in any practical amount of time.
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Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
This ornament, situating them as something between a throw pillow and a hand muff, shrouds the thick-boned fore- and hindquarters that give them a characteristic rolling gait.
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Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
And then there’s all the emerging tech, like a device that shrouds your body in inflammation-reducing red light at Carillon’s Miami Wellness Resort’s Inner Glow retreat, and a zero-gravity recliner at Canyon Ranch Lenox that can rescue you from menopausal rage at its M/Power retreat.
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Erica Sloan,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2026
The closure shrouds the 8,000-foot-high plateau and its elk, bison and occasional backcountry skiers in a winter wilderness that some advocates hope to protect and others seek to unlock.
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Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Through the haze of doom that shrouds climate science shines the passion behind the quest to understand and solve one of the greatest challenges humanity has faced.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
So much of the suffering caused by conditions like PCOS, endometriosis, and menopause is the secrecy and shame that shrouds them.
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Maria Yagoda,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Dec. 2024
Noun
Smoke from a Boyle Heights warehouse fire shrouds Dodger Stadium in acrid haze before the Dodgers’ 12-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
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Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Graves are dug by hand and bodies are only buried in caskets or shrouds made of biodegradable materials like bamboo or cotton.
—
Dorany Pineda,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
Graves are dug by hand and bodies are only buried in caskets or shrouds made of biodegradable materials like bamboo or cotton.
—
ABC News,
1 May 2026
The 39 members of the group were discovered lying on their backs and covered by purple shrouds.
—
Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Mar. 2026
Many of its songs crystallize around samples of choirs singing, their soft syllables dissolving beneath heavy shrouds of reverb.
—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
The glacier – now wrapped in vast white shrouds in a desperate attempt to slow its melting – emerges as both subject and body, altar and loss.
—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
The 54 unidentified bodies were laid carefully in a long line of white shrouds as Palestinians gathered around the grave site.
—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
25 Oct. 2025
That’s because cutting-edge encryption shrouds information behind mathematical problems (such as factoring enormous numbers) that are conjectured to be unsolvable in any practical amount of time.
—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
Secrecy shrouds the guest list, although photos of John Legend and the Beckhams at Argentaia have popped on social media.
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Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
This ornament, situating them as something between a throw pillow and a hand muff, shrouds the thick-boned fore- and hindquarters that give them a characteristic rolling gait.
—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
And then there’s all the emerging tech, like a device that shrouds your body in inflammation-reducing red light at Carillon’s Miami Wellness Resort’s Inner Glow retreat, and a zero-gravity recliner at Canyon Ranch Lenox that can rescue you from menopausal rage at its M/Power retreat.
—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2026
The closure shrouds the 8,000-foot-high plateau and its elk, bison and occasional backcountry skiers in a winter wilderness that some advocates hope to protect and others seek to unlock.
—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Through the haze of doom that shrouds climate science shines the passion behind the quest to understand and solve one of the greatest challenges humanity has faced.
—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
So much of the suffering caused by conditions like PCOS, endometriosis, and menopause is the secrecy and shame that shrouds them.
—
Maria Yagoda,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrouds
Noun
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The veils of the universe have thinned.
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The veils of the universe have thinned.
Verb
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Mark Lee takes on the role of Long, a powerful crime boss whose calm demeanor conceals a dangerous and unpredictable nature.
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The wardrobe conceals a kettle, drinks and snacks plus minibar, robes and the bang-on-trend bonus of a straw basket, to use during your stay.
Verb
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The study argues that such indirect language obscures a subject’s right to refuse a search and could violate their Fourth Amendment rights.
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The focus on the regime changes inflicted on the Arab world and the Middle East at large obscures the routine violence inflicted on its people.
Verb
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The mural that wraps around the room depicts the colorful life of the bar’s namesake, Arabella Huntington, the second wife of railroad magnate Collis Potter Huntington, and the cocktails in the drinks menu are playfully written as fictional entries in Arabella’s diary.
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Still, there’s something fitting about a trans teen comedy released in 2026 that wraps things up too soon.
Noun
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Throughout history, kings, queens and other members of the royal family have donned luxurious fur stoles, floor-length fur coats, capes with mink trims and cloaks with ermine edges (that's weasel fur).
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The housekeepers greet me with genuine care, the bartenders create cocktails with panache and smiles, and the doormen and women jauntily pose for pictures in their thick Batman-style winter cloaks.
Verb
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Also in Scorsese’s film, Cady’s crimes are so galling that Sam, Cady’s defense lawyer, breaks his own oath to his client and hides evidence that might have helped get Cady off (a change from MacDonald’s novel).
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Drama hides a hero’s flaws; comedy exaggerates it.
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Critics say the reading list lacks diversity, blurs the separation of church and state that is enshrined in the Constitution and leaves teachers and students with little room to decide what to read.
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As the line blurs, sometimes exes remain in your life, and friends might become lovers.
Verb
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An extraordinary tiredness envelops my bones, rendering my senses into mush.
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Spray paint hisses and music envelops Amsterdam Avenue as Knicks colors cover the sidewalk.
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“Shrouds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrouds. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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