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
Heather Schroering, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
The shawl, in place of a veil, was carried by 22 ballerinas from the city's Philadanco company.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Anastasia Tsioulcas, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Several silhouettes were encased in rigid, transparent plastic shells, and veiled, sometimes with bejeweled faces.
—Alice Pfeiffer, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
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Noun
The dress, a precious birdcage veil handmade by my best friend, Katie, and her mom, Diane, and the care my mom and sister took in dressing me was all a manifestation of the love that made me.
—Heather Schroering, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
The shawl, in place of a veil, was carried by 22 ballerinas from the city's Philadanco company.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
At times, though, there’s nothing ambiguous or veiled in his work.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Several silhouettes were encased in rigid, transparent plastic shells, and veiled, sometimes with bejeweled faces.
—Alice Pfeiffer, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for veil
Noun
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After spending the first part of the season distraught over potentially being married off to the Duke through a shroud financial deal negotiated by her parents, Gladys finally walked down the aisle.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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These events are tougher to see in galaxies with dense dusty shrouds, however.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
29 July 2025
Verb
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To conceal her sexuality in an effort not to have her photography marginalized.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Erik discussed using a fake ID to conceal his identity and recounted the events leading to the murders, citing intense fear and the belief that fleeing would have been a death sentence.—
Matthew J. Friedman,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Thankfully, the carbon-ceramic stoppers, biting on 21-inch wheels (20-inch at the front) wrapped in Bridgestone Potenza Sport rubber, can haul the Temerario down from 62 mph to zero in just 105 feet.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
30 Aug. 2025
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The rampaging Creature appears almost as a giant, a towering, hooded form wrapped in animal furs.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There are also shots of Slurp wandering through a Christmas carnival, Tyler hiding in what appears to be a sewer before emerging back into civilization in a cloak, and Enid nervously wielding a sword.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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The red cloaks and white bonnets worn by the handmaids in the series were being donned by protesters nationwide as feminist symbols.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
Verb
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The moment, which quickly went viral, saw the pair duck to hide their faces from the camera, setting off alarm bells and becoming instant fodder for online chatter.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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In the end, there doesn’t appear to have ever been a shooter to hide from or disarm.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Feel enveloped in mountain majesty by visiting this scenic valley in Townsend, Tennessee that’s fully surrounded by the mountain range.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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Russian forces failed to envelop all of Ukraine's fortress belt in 2022, and such an operation would likely take years and involve high personnel and equipment losses, the think tank said.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
Verb
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While the raid inadvertently unearthed the Ohtani-Mizuhara ordeal, the mushrooming scandal obscured a more complex, far-reaching, and ongoing drama.—
DAVID AMSDEN,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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University students have become savvy at using and obscuring their ChatGPT use.—
Joelle Renstrom
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Recently, news broke that the government plans to introduce blanket tariffs between 15% to 20% on a broad range of nations across the world.—
Vadim Vladimirskiy,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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After weeks of heated negotiation, Brussels and Washington finally arrived at a trade agreement late last month, setting out 15% blanket tariffs on EU exports to the U.S.—
Sophie Kiderlin,Sam Meredith,Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Veil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veil. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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