1
as in hides
to put into a hiding place
wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom
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as in obscures
to keep secret or shut off from view
the defense attorney accused the prosecutor of trying to conceal exculpatory evidence
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Recent Examples of conceals
Guests arrive via a winding, jungle-like path that conceals the building from view until the final turn, when the view suddenly opens to a giant round portico, four stories high and 120 feet across that appears to float despite its 3,000-ton weight.
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Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Find those iconic horses emblazoned in silver onto the oakwood base of their Dry Air Diffuser, which conceals a discrete fan and ventilation system.
—Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Milchick, the workplace liaison whose saccharine smile conceals something sinister, was conceived as a Black character.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Find those iconic horses emblazoned in silver onto the oakwood base of their Dry Air Diffuser, which conceals a discrete fan and ventilation system.
—Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Milchick, the workplace liaison whose saccharine smile conceals something sinister, was conceived as a Black character.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceals
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The fog may roll in, but the coastline never hides for long.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Maddie hides her binging and purging from Deena and Jake, lying about being pregnant to distract her husband from what’s really going on.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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My outfit is indistinct, but my slight smile is obvious, even as my hand obscures half of my face.—
Amanda Uhle
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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This position also obscures NGC 6302’s ancient, stellar core.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
27 Aug. 2025
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But Isaac catches Thing’s dart, then reattaches Thing to his arm and buries Wednesday alive.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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The aforementioned eyeball alien buries itself deep into its prey before popping out and skittering along the floor like the world’s loudest spider.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 Aug. 2025
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Carpentersville recently rezoned its portion of the property for residential use while West Dundee’s is zoned for B2 commercial, which covers a lot of development options, Cavallaro said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Amnesty also argues that the ban suppresses expression across the wider pro-Palestinian movement, an assertion that the government rebukes.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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The extent to which AI directly suppresses job growth is difficult to determine, but the perception of instability is real.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Conceals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceals. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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