cover-up
noun
cov·er-up
ˈkə-vər-ˌəp 
1
a
: a device or stratagem for masking or concealing
his garrulousness is a cover-up for insecurity
b
: a usually concerted effort to keep an illegal or unethical act or situation from being made public
2
: a loose outer garment
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Examples of cover-up in a Sentence
that contrived burglary was just a cover-up for murder
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And that much of the subsequent cover-up has been a cover-up of the cover-up.
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Tim Marchman, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
Just as troubling, however, is that NBC and Evolution (the Vanderpump Rules production company), who have known about Mr. Kennedy’s troubling behavior all along, have been engaged in a multi-year cover-up on his behalf.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Such reasoning has been rejected by victims, church reformers and even some bishops who have called for church organizations to be transparent to aid in healing for those who’ve suffered and seek atonement for not just the abuse, but also repeated cover-ups over the years.
—Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Robert Herguth, Chicago Sun-Times, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
The probe also investigated allegations of a cover-up by Cruise leadership but found no evidence to support those claims.
—Lora Kolodny,michael Wayland, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Tim Marchman, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
Just as troubling, however, is that NBC and Evolution (the Vanderpump Rules production company), who have known about Mr. Kennedy’s troubling behavior all along, have been engaged in a multi-year cover-up on his behalf.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Such reasoning has been rejected by victims, church reformers and even some bishops who have called for church organizations to be transparent to aid in healing for those who’ve suffered and seek atonement for not just the abuse, but also repeated cover-ups over the years.
—Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Robert Herguth, Chicago Sun-Times, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
The probe also investigated allegations of a cover-up by Cruise leadership but found no evidence to support those claims.
—Lora Kolodny,michael Wayland, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Cover-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover-up. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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