as in to suppress
to keep from being publicly known
the governor vainly tried to cover up the growing scandal
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as in veil
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
that contrived burglary was just a cover-up for murder
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024
All were convicted of witness tampering related to the cover-up of the beating, but Bean and Smith were acquitted of civil rights charges.
—Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Soon after, both his son and his son’s secretary were found dead in the guest bedroom in what the police deemed a murder-suicide, though many believe the official narrative to have been a cover-up.
—Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
All of them were convicted of witness tampering related to the cover-up of the beating, but Bean and Smith were acquitted of civil rights charges.
—CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Between shipwreck treasure-dives, murder cover-ups, and love triangles, still moments on Outer Banks, the Netflix series about teenage treasure hunters operating off the shores of North Carolina, are hard to come by.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024
All were convicted of witness tampering related to the cover-up of the beating, but Bean and Smith were acquitted of civil rights charges.
—Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Soon after, both his son and his son’s secretary were found dead in the guest bedroom in what the police deemed a murder-suicide, though many believe the official narrative to have been a cover-up.
—Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
All of them were convicted of witness tampering related to the cover-up of the beating, but Bean and Smith were acquitted of civil rights charges.
—CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Cover (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cover%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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