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as in to ignore
to dismiss as of little importance
the differences between the two factions are too great to be papered over in the name of party unity
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as in to conceal
to keep secret or shut off from view
the company tried to paper over its red ink, issuing assurances that it was still financially sound
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Perhaps the United States can paper over these divisions with strong economic growth.
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Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024
Random chance has largely papered over those negatives so far this season.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
The latest government attempt to paper over the problem, in place since 2018, expired at the end of March.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 25 June 2024
Place a sheet of parchment paper over the top of the ice cream before putting the lid back on.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
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Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024
Random chance has largely papered over those negatives so far this season.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
The latest government attempt to paper over the problem, in place since 2018, expired at the end of March.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 25 June 2024
Place a sheet of parchment paper over the top of the ice cream before putting the lid back on.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
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Alderson never envisioned himself as a celebrity, but the reality is becoming increasingly hard to ignore.Jack Bantock, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
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Because of this, the group has been explicit in its intention to ignore all treaties and negotiations made with Israel or the United States.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
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The Maine Ethics Commission recommends that state lawmakers increase the penalties for ‘straw’ donations, where a contributor gives money to an intermediary to be donated to a political group, cause or candidate to conceal the source of the campaign contribution.Chris Wade | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
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And since people who shape public opinion online often conceal their true identities and place a lot of importance on anonymity, the makeup was a way to represent that.Regina Kim, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Setting boundaries, removing yourself from unhealthy situations, or forgiving the version of you that said yes to those people or things is vital now in your process of moving on.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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Most people are born with the ability to empathize, to understand mistakes in context and to forgive errors.Giuliana Corbo, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The sedimentary samples contained chemical signatures hidden in thin layers of rock that helped Drabon and her students paint a picture of the tsunamis and other cataclysmic events S2 wrought.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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An unnamed trans advocate told the outlet that other trans people were also in the house during the attack, and hid in a bathroom for safety.Samantha Riedel, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
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On the first floor is the living room with coffered ceilings, oak flooring and a terrace overlooking Bellevue Place.Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
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The weekend kicked off with a rehearsal dinner at The Ocean View Club’s terrace overlooking the ocean, where Madeline wore a Lanvin gown with intricate seaweed-like lace.Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
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The grass has grown, too, in New Orleans—so much so that in one of Nasseri’s photographs the bottom of a welcome sign by the side of a thoroughfare is obscured by it.Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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This comprehensive approach allows law enforcement to track and identify vehicles more effectively, even when plates are obscured or altered.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Then again, that also might explain why candy corn is so heavily searched this time of year.Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
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That reality led Overpeck, an expert on climate change and climate-vegetation interactions to adopt new terms, megadrought and aridification, to explain what’s happening.John Sabo, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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That same year, Bündchen posed for her first American Vogue cover alongside supermodels like Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer.Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2024
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The double-lined body fully covers and conceals my bra without feeling stiff or suffocating.Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Paper over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper%20over. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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