as in shroud
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
under the veil of descending darkness the thieves began their operation
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as in to conceal
to keep secret or shut off from view
a thicket of bushes veils the private beach from the road
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as in to shroud
to surround or cover closely
morning fog veiled the fields
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Recent Examples of veil
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The singer wore a lacy mermaid gown with a matching sheer veil, and Bernad donned a light-colored tuxedo and bowtie.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Characters often appear as archetypes, their more specific qualities veiled, while their gestures and turns of phrase are obsessively analyzed for signs of insincerity.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
All there is beneath those literary veils is more dancing.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The singer wore a lacy mermaid gown with a matching sheer veil, and Bernad donned a light-colored tuxedo and bowtie.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
Deal released her debut solo LP, Nobody Loves You More, in November, while Gordon veiled her second solo album, The Collective, last March.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Characters often appear as archetypes, their more specific qualities veiled, while their gestures and turns of phrase are obsessively analyzed for signs of insincerity.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veil
Noun
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Rates for home loans dropped slightly, but may not go much lower as uncertainty from Washington shrouds the housing market.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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The sun is blotted out by a new 91-foot tall, stadium-like condominium that curves around the north end of the island and shrouds Gordon’s Building 3 in shadow part of the day.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Seiders, 44, is charged with felony child pornography possession, misdemeanor annoying a child under 18, concealing a camera with intent to invade privacy and attempting to conceal a camera.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Spectators got wind of the sensible footwear concealed by the Fiesta finery and began demanding to see the shoes.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Easter egg—once a grocery-store staple wrapped in foil—is now commanding headlines, luxury price tags, and social media attention.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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While Garcia didn't reveal any other details about the baby, the video showed a close-up of the little one wrapped in a purple swaddle.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The male figure wears a simple toga, while the woman wears a large cloak over a tunic and many accessories.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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The white marble sculpture, which is missing a head and arms, appears to depict a woman's torso draped in a loose dress or cloak.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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The titles of 12 such books — some of which may have been published before 2025 — are hidden below within an unrelated text passage.—
J. D. Biersdorfer,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Read Next World Palace gardens hid 900-year-old ruins of bathhouse in Spain — until now.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The primary motif of the series — created, written and directed by Mike White — has always been to satirize the wealthy who, even while enveloped by the world’s most tranquil and extraordinary surroundings, can’t help but indulge their egos or keep up with their ever-growing list of grievances.—
Maya Salam,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Could the similarly dark-haired Mikey Madison or Margaret Qualley be enveloped into the fold too?—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The recipient's name was obscured, and it was noted that the migrant refused to sign it on Friday.—
Andrew Chung, Luc Cohen, Kristina Cooke,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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But the short-term bump in the stock price obscures a much more complicated picture.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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These tariffs, which were set to go into effect today but have now been put on a 90-day pause for every country except for China, which will see a 125 percent tax on exports, seem to have been calculated using a blanket formula that some economists and trade experts find almost nonsensical.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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The latest tariff hike follows Trump's earlier decision to impose a 20-percent blanket charge on Chinese products, citing the need to stop the flow of fentanyl ingredients.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Veil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veil. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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