as in shroud
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
under the veil of descending darkness the thieves began their operation
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as in to conceal
to keep secret or shut off from view
a thicket of bushes veils the private beach from the road
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as in to shroud
to surround or cover closely
morning fog veiled the fields
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Recent Examples of veil
Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Madonna materialized in a spectacular veil of hot pink in Times Square late Thursday afternoon.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026
Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
The exhibition moves through a sequence of narrow corridors and intimate chambers, where surfaces are partially veiled.
—Marianna Cerini, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Women’s and girls’ rights were restricted almost instantly after 1979 and for Satrapi, this meant having to wear the veil, being separated from her male school friends, and watching the adults in her life suffer from repressions.
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Madonna materialized in a spectacular veil of hot pink in Times Square late Thursday afternoon.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026
Verb
As Austin Reaves slipped his white headband over his forehead, veiling his bushy brown hair on Friday night at Toyota Center in Houston, the Lakers guard was a step closer to a return that was nearly a month in the making.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
The exhibition moves through a sequence of narrow corridors and intimate chambers, where surfaces are partially veiled.
—Marianna Cerini, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veil
Noun
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Silver and predatory birds aside, Silver and eagles aside, the shoe features a black leather and mesh region beneath the shroud with a red Jumpman.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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But -- but the shroud has not come down.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
Verb
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She was found under the bed, wrapped in a blanket and concealed by life vests.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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My dream foundation is one that conceals blemishes but is so imperceptible that people will ask me about my skin care routine.—
Kaelin Dodge,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
Verb
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She was found under the bed, wrapped in a blanket and concealed by life vests.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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The treat features McDonald's signature apple filling, wrapped in a golden, fried crust.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Throughout premodern Europe, this is how she was known—the figure in the cloak with a stool on her back, walking to houses at all hours, day and night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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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).—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
Verb
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In fact, some are doing little to hide their skepticism – and, in some cases, outright frustration – with the memorandum of understanding, which White House officials hope to spin into a more lasting peace agreement and nuclear accord.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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The script hides serious moral and ethical conversations about fame, political violence, and powerful institutions amongst jokes about hashbrowns.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
Verb
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The 30-year-old Seattle Sounders star was immediately enveloped in the game as a kid.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
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An extraordinary tiredness envelops my bones, rendering my senses into mush.—
Joseph Trinidad,
Longreads,
16 June 2026
Noun
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The post included a picture of a baby’s feet poking out from a blanket.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The post showed an image of a baby's hands and feet in a blue blanket suggesting that Ohtani has a son to go with his daughter who was born in April 2025.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
Verb
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The only question now is how much of the public's time and money the Mayor is willing to waste to obscure the numerous poor decisions her administration and the County have made for decades.—
Manuel Bojorquez,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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While many parts of Android 17 will be ignored or obscured when the OS expands beyond Google phones, the new security and safety features will be nearly universal.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
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“Veil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veil. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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