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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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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
The drugs were concealed in the spine of the Bibles and destined for delivery to two California state prisons.
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Louis Casiano, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
All the flattery concealed a number of tensions between the two nations, including on two of Mr. Trump’s signature issues, trade and immigration.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Tips and Tricks: During this event, the moon will begin to travel in front of the Pleiades stars around 11 P.M. Eastern Time, concealing several of the blueish flecks as the night goes on.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
Accompanied by the boys’ mothers, along with Robert Williams and Conrad Lynn, the London reporter, posing as a social worker and with a camera concealed under a fruit basket, visited James and David at the reformatory.
—Essence, 13 Feb. 2025
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Louis Casiano, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
All the flattery concealed a number of tensions between the two nations, including on two of Mr. Trump’s signature issues, trade and immigration.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Tips and Tricks: During this event, the moon will begin to travel in front of the Pleiades stars around 11 P.M. Eastern Time, concealing several of the blueish flecks as the night goes on.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
Accompanied by the boys’ mothers, along with Robert Williams and Conrad Lynn, the London reporter, posing as a social worker and with a camera concealed under a fruit basket, visited James and David at the reformatory.
—Essence, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceal
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Sen both understood Oberon’s desire to hide a secret and recognized a trace of her South Asian accent.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Alongside Marvel movie veterans Wesley Snipes as Blade and Jennifer Garner as Elektra, Tatum plays Gambit as a hero hiding in The Void, waiting for his chance to strike at the sadistic Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin).—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The exhibition also reflects how techno caught on internationally so rapidly that its origins in the Motor City have been obscured for some by a narrative of the genre as a white trend born in Europe.—
Annalise Frank,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Another emerald eye was almost obscured behind a thick clump of needles.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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Knowledge workers routinely report spending 2.5 hours daily searching for information buried in email threads and disorganized files.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Matte, the State Archives administrator, has spent his career buried in these aging paper documents.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Feb. 2025
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But the desire to fit in with the group or to avoid conflict can often cause individuals to suppress or hide their authentic self.—
Tyler Shepherd,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Experts say many of Trump's supporters see the dozens of felony convictions against the president in a separate case in New York as part of an establishment ploy to suppress their discontent.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
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This document should cover equity distribution, decision-making processes, conflict resolution mechanisms, and exit strategies.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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He’s worked at the paper for nearly 20 years, covering real estate, tourism and the economy before joining the Metro desk in 2014.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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Recognizing coercive control can be difficult, especially when it’s disguised as love or concern.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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And the game was a Kevin Hart standup routine disguised as a single-elimination tournament.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Conceal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceal. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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