paint over

phrasal verb

painted over; painting over; paints over
: to cover (something) with a layer of paint
paint over graffiti

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Users will pick a cow and race through a course, avoiding obstacles, collecting powerups, and painting over billboards along the way. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 July 2024 Instead, Cusk obscures it under thick layers of weak mysticism, much as Baselitz once painted over his pictures with a deadening black paint. Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 28 June 2024 Initially, Political Pattie’s opened with a logo of the Democratic Party’s mascot, a donkey, and the Republican Party’s mascot, an elephant, but online backlash prompted the owners to paint over the logos. Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024 Dish soap strips away the protective wax and can actually dull or damage the paint over time, leaving it more vulnerable to scratches and fading. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for paint over 

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“Paint over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paint%20over. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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