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
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
Some wear kittles, white burial shrouds, to signify repentance, according to History.
—Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Smoke from western wildfires shrouds downtown buildings with the Cheyenne Mountain in the background on August 12 in Colorado Springs.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
The plastic bodywork has been sharpened all around, too, with the tank shrouds now reaching the front forks.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
Mesopotamian corpses, stirred by the babble of trade, wander the halls wrapped in shrouds of extravagant malice.
—David Velasco, Harpers Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
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
Noun
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
Some wear kittles, white burial shrouds, to signify repentance, according to History.
—Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Smoke from western wildfires shrouds downtown buildings with the Cheyenne Mountain in the background on August 12 in Colorado Springs.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
The plastic bodywork has been sharpened all around, too, with the tank shrouds now reaching the front forks.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
Mesopotamian corpses, stirred by the babble of trade, wander the halls wrapped in shrouds of extravagant malice.
—David Velasco, Harpers Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
Verb
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrouds
Noun
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The Sisters wear black floor-length habits and veils that smell of lilacs and ammonia cleaner.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Feb. 2026
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Newspaper archives show couples wearing their finest attire, brides wearing veils cascading down their full-length gowns and others wearing red or pink in a nod to Valentine’s Day.—
Melissa Renteria,
San Antonio Express-News,
8 Feb. 2026
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From Callum Turner‘s cheekbones and Fanning’s wide eyes to Keough’s legs and Lukas Gage’s curls, beauty strikes at every turn, yet barely conceals the barbs and thorns such looks envelop here.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2026
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The portrait of a woman who represses and conceals a rape struck a chord as the #MeToo movement took off and put Trobisch on the map.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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But despite the new program’s promising rhetoric, the scientific framing of the announcement obscures a deeper policy problem.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Rather than scrolling, people are reading of the mist that obscures Yorkshire moors and its inhabitants’ judgments.—
Hannah Benson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Rapisura-Pardo stuffs a jalapeno half with a creamy crawfish filling, wraps it in a spring roll wrapper and fries until golden.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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But rather than emphasize the opportunity waiting to be seized, Shumer wraps his message in doomsday-packaging that drains the innovative and optimistic energy that should characterize this moment.—
Neil Chilson,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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The brand, first launched in 2018, has featured a limited edition Minecraft Dungeons collaboration (with Microsoft and Mojang) for cloaks and hoodies, and Five Nights at Freddy’s wearable blankets and winter jackets.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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Priests with brown cloaks and long hoods walked through it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Many shoppers assume the shine hides spoilage or adds chemicals.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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There’s Manny, Zitzs and EZ, who has a way with the girls; Izzy, an abused boy who hides his family’s secrets, and Gloria, as good at sports as the boys and so fierce nobody teases her little sister about her stutter.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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The illuminating skin tint instantly blurs and brightens my complexion and leaves behind a soft-focus glow—almost as if my skin were an IRL filter.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
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Apple also pointed to a feature the company offers called Communication Safety that warns children and blurs the image when nudity is detected while receiving or attempting to send content and displays a warning.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The power of Brontë’s novel comes from its complex structure and dark, unfiltered prose that envelops you in the swirling, all-encompassing obsession of its protagonists.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Seconds later the lights go out, the ovens switch off and darkness envelops the room.—
Kamila Hrabchuk,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Shrouds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrouds. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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