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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His 50-foot-tall mural in Wynwood will be painted over, too, artist Kyle Holbrook tells Axios.
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Martin Vassolo, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Once there, the red shoes were sprinkled with holy water and small crosses were painted over their toes.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
How to remove wallpaper that has been painted over:
If wallpaper has been painted over, sometimes the water solution treatment or steaming often recommended for removal proves fruitless.
—Anna Kaufman, The Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2024
Esti and Wren also posed by a wall in other images, which included clips of her kids painting over black and white portraits of themselves.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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Martin Vassolo, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Once there, the red shoes were sprinkled with holy water and small crosses were painted over their toes.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
How to remove wallpaper that has been painted over:
If wallpaper has been painted over, sometimes the water solution treatment or steaming often recommended for removal proves fruitless.
—Anna Kaufman, The Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2024
Esti and Wren also posed by a wall in other images, which included clips of her kids painting over black and white portraits of themselves.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Paint over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paint%20over. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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