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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On Monday, five years later after the Herald investigation, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson described continuing poor living conditions for residents and shoddy work from contractors painting over mold.
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Minarets were added and mosaics in the interior were painted over in keeping with an Islamic tradition that prohibits depictions of the human form.
—Terri Colby, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Each 4-inch-by-4-inch cotton canvas, which sold for $50 each, took six hours to paint over the course of four months.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025
From painting over light switches and hinges to stapling boards over holes, there are even more extreme examples, like painted over food, and even a grenade found covered up with white paint.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Minarets were added and mosaics in the interior were painted over in keeping with an Islamic tradition that prohibits depictions of the human form.
—Terri Colby, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Each 4-inch-by-4-inch cotton canvas, which sold for $50 each, took six hours to paint over the course of four months.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025
From painting over light switches and hinges to stapling boards over holes, there are even more extreme examples, like painted over food, and even a grenade found covered up with white paint.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Paint over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paint%20over. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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