1
as in to hide
to put into a hiding place
wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom
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2
as in to obscure
to keep secret or shut off from view
the defense attorney accused the prosecutor of trying to conceal exculpatory evidence
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Recent Examples of conceal
Prosecutors said Renfroe fatally shot his roommate, then concealed the crime with an accomplice, Darius Glenn.
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Mike Stunson
july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
Dugan is charged with obstruction of justice and concealing a person to prevent arrests.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
Outside the venue, tortoise sunglasses concealed her eyes.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
These efforts come while many Republican lawmakers also call for stricter laws prohibiting people from concealing their faces with masks at public demonstrations.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 7 July 2025
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Mike Stunson
july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
Dugan is charged with obstruction of justice and concealing a person to prevent arrests.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
Outside the venue, tortoise sunglasses concealed her eyes.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
These efforts come while many Republican lawmakers also call for stricter laws prohibiting people from concealing their faces with masks at public demonstrations.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceal
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The Transportation Security Administration adopted the no-shoes rule in 2006 after a British man boarded a 2001 American Airlines flight with explosives hidden in a shoe.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
8 July 2025
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Eight airports in different states appeared to have dropped the requirement, in place since 2006 after a British man in 2001 attempted to destroy an airliner with explosives hidden in a shoe.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
8 July 2025
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But this fake overlay simply obscures the app as it is being attacked in the background.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Infrared imaging can see in the dark, but the picture is typically low-resolution and grainy, and can obscure key shapes.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
2 July 2025
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Meanwhile, every attempt to create ethical walls and accountability at PURA have been quietly buried by those who benefit from the dysfunction.—
Timothy M. Herbst,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2025
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Where power lines are buried, flooding can also cause issues.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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The building’s sprinkler system suppressed the flames before firefighters completed their operations, bringing the fire under control in under 30 minutes, officials said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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That same resolution created Palestine, which Israel has refused to recognize and has fought to suppress ever since.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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Raise salaries, diminish contractual obligations to teach, include the expenses of laboratory instruction and add the depreciation of expensive buildings — all factors in the sciences — and tuition becomes wholly inadequate to cover even the cost of instruction.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Although long covered by artists like Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, and Joni Mitchell, this is the only version in existence of Guthrie himself singing it.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
14 July 2025
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Fossil fuel interests disguise their obstruction as free-market pragmatism.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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But dark secrets and hormones become issues, thanks to their latest enemy: demons disguised as a hunky boy band.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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“Conceal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceal. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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