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
Andy Rose, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
Again and again, Lucky peers out from the veil of his sorrow to take in his young son.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Her observations as a woman once romantically involved with the two of them at the same time, confirm their masculine inability to speak their feelings out loud unless they are veiled in mournful songs.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
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Noun
But the new information may not satisfy people hoping to fully clear the veil of mystery that has surrounded the killings in one of America’s darkest times in history, spinning up decades of conspiracy theories.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
Again and again, Lucky peers out from the veil of his sorrow to take in his young son.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
Mary’s still mourning the loss of her son in Vietnam, and Angus has family problems that remain veiled until late in the film.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Her observations as a woman once romantically involved with the two of them at the same time, confirm their masculine inability to speak their feelings out loud unless they are veiled in mournful songs.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veil
Noun
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The child was laid down in a room where the bodies of those killed were being wrapped in shrouds.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC News,
13 Dec. 2024
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How gives it the sad aspect of a shroud / … All true to nature does his art design.—
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30 Nov. 2024
Verb
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The Nazis wanted to conceal the crime by burning the bodies on mass pyres.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2025
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On a second trip to the same area in July, researchers found the species concealed among the leaf litter layer making no noise.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Deadpool & Wolverine star finished the routine by raising the rope and wrapping it around his arms in the air.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Each order is wrapped in a red pouch and perfumed with Guerlain’s Habit Rouge.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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The yellow of the cloak references the color of the flag of Vatican City.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2025
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Both approaches are forms of hegemonic reassertion—attempts to cement U.S. primacy on the world stage—but one cloaks itself in moral superiority, and the other does not.—
Matias Spektor,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Asked about his identity and to provide authorization, Deng tried to hide his equipment and flee, prompting the officials to take him and his companions into custody.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The entrance is like a secret garden, a shrouded staircase that is trying its best to hide from the throngs of visitors looking for this exact type of postcard-perfect view.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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This French-language horror will keep you gripped throughout its slowly enveloping core mystery dripping with atmosphere.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Just as smoke enveloped the back room of Forrester’s Bar and Grill during Daynard’s ham-radio confabs, sports-gambling advertisements blanketed even the trash cans of Boston.—
Sean Gregory / Boston,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This lava blankets the valley floor, walls, and much of the surrounding plains, obscuring older geological features and complicating efforts to date and understand the processes that shaped this enigmatic Martian landscape.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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After its investigators were attacked by protesters later on Saturday, the anti-corruption agency asked media companies to obscure the faces of its members attending the hearing.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
The Christian Science Monitor,
19 Jan. 2025
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The happy announcement was accompanied by the first photo of baby Athena, snuggled in a pink blanket in a photo credited to her father Edo.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Trump's blanket pardon drew condemnation from police who battled the mob during the Capitol attack, their families and lawmakers, including some of the president's fellow Republicans.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Veil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veil. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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