1
as in to ignore
to dismiss as of little importance
the differences between the two factions are too great to be papered over in the name of party unity
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2
as in to conceal
to keep secret or shut off from view
the company tried to paper over its red ink, issuing assurances that it was still financially sound
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Recent Examples of paper over
To paper over the likely deficit expansion, Republicans have been trying to sell two alternative accounting methods that would shrink the top-line number.
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2025
One of the many gimmicks that California’s governors and legislators employ to paper over budget deficits, thus avoiding real spending cuts or increasing taxes, is to assume some level of savings from making state agencies and programs more efficient.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Its powers must stop papering over regional and local divisions and instead do the hard work of addressing them.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
The exuberance had a way of papering over the challenges to come.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2025
One of the many gimmicks that California’s governors and legislators employ to paper over budget deficits, thus avoiding real spending cuts or increasing taxes, is to assume some level of savings from making state agencies and programs more efficient.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Its powers must stop papering over regional and local divisions and instead do the hard work of addressing them.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
The exuberance had a way of papering over the challenges to come.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper over
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Though last Friday’s March jobs release was better than expected, with an increase in 228,000 jobs according to the nonfarm payroll report, it was widely ignored as old news due to the tariff implementation.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Pedro Pascal isn't ignoring an obvious parallel between himself and his character in the HBO series The Last of Us.—
Arabella Hau,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Immigration advocates, attorneys and civil litigators are warning against the normalization of federal agents concealing their faces while detaining nonviolent students.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Passport wallets are a great way to keep your important documents, money and cards all organized and concealed for extra peace of mind both in the airport and while out on your next adventure abroad.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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Fans have not forgiven him for trading a global superstar in the prime of his career.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The other major factor here is that Joe Biden never forgave Barack Obama for putting his thumb on the scale for Hillary Clinton to become the nominee in 2016.—
Terry Gross,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
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The couple went viral in 2022 when food blogger Carissa Stanton moved into their former Venice, Calif., home and found old photographs of Dann and Karen hidden in the fireplace.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The shooter behind the 2023 Nashville elementary school attack that killed six people, including three children, had been obsessively planning it for years while hiding mental health issues from family and doctors, a police report released Wednesday reveals.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2025
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The mission began in fairly standard form: The SEALs infiltrated a bleak and dusty corner of Ramadi that happened to overlook a marketplace and, unbeknownst to them, also sat across from the lair of the Iraqi insurgents.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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The dining area opens onto a balcony overlooking Piazza San Babila.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the first, the sheepdog appears engulfed by a thick coat of long white fur, his face nearly obscured by the shaggy mass.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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In one interview after the next, people asked us to obscure their full names or not record at all.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2025
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They were approved in the fall so that students could enroll in the courses in time for the 2025-26 school year, Purcell explained at the March meeting.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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And as one Redditor explained, Quito is a great option.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Commerce Department data for February covers a period that largely precedes Trump's tariffs, though the reading arrives amid a bout of accelerating inflation that stretches back to the final months of the Biden administration.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Here are the winter 2025 All-County honorees, covering top high school athletes from Broward County in basketball, soccer, wrestling, girls weightlifting and cheerleading.—
Steve Svekis,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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