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as in to substitute
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only a friend covered for me as a hospital volunteer while my family went on vacation

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as in to shield
to place a protective layer over better cover your skin with sunblock if you don't want a sunburn, not to mention skin cancer

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as in lid
a piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents where's the cover for the cookie jar?

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as in roof
a raised covering over something for decoration or protection all of the exhibits at the fair are under cover, so the weather won't be a factor

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The Chargers could not cover him — in man, in zone, on loose plays. Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024 The Blue Mountains and the John Day-Ochoco Highlands are also covered by the warning through Tuesday morning. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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There are a couple of additional slots in the cover, an elastic band inside for cash, and a slot on the back that’s ideal for the optional tracker card. Simon Hill, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024 To prevent this, keep cords neatly tucked away and out of reach, using cord covers or clips to secure them against walls or furniture. Sara Hansen, The Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2024
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The other three officers were convicted in early October of witness tampering related to the cover-up of the beating. Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024 The first is one The Acolyte already tackled, albeit in an abbreviated way: What if the Jedi weren’t always virtuous, what if people with Force abilities aren’t so easily slotted into good or evil, and what if this society’s enshrinement of them is a massive cover-up? Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cover 

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“Cover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cover. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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