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as in veil
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
with the commotion on the dance floor as a covering, we were able to slip out undetected
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as in sheath
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
the plastic coverings on lamp shades should be removed
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as in substituting
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 coating
to form a layer over
by morning a foot of snow covered the ground
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as in shielding
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 concerning
to have (something) as a subject matter
this section of the book covers kitchen makeovers for the enterprising do-it-yourselfer
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as in concealing
to keep secret or shut off from view
covered the foxhole with grass and leaves
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as in traversing
to make one's way through, across, or over
we usually manage to cover a lot of ground in a single day
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as in monitoring
to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose
I'll cover the reception desk while you take a break
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as in protecting
to drive danger or attack away from
covered the wounded soldier until he could be rescued from the downed chopper
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Recent Examples of covering
NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
To complement Moses’ wall coverings, Momentum has curated a selection of textiles, allowing designers to mix and match.
—David Moin, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
Snow blanketed much of the Louisville metro area Saturday night, covering cars, trees, grass and some roads.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 1 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The photos show what appears to be a white man in a hooded jacket with a backpack and a covering obscuring the bottom half of his face.
—NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
To complement Moses’ wall coverings, Momentum has curated a selection of textiles, allowing designers to mix and match.
—David Moin, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Instead, use microwave-safe containers or parchment paper for tasks like covering and steaming food.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
Snow blanketed much of the Louisville metro area Saturday night, covering cars, trees, grass and some roads.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for covering
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The brides are switched because their wedding veils conceal their identity, one of them hidden and the other deliberately hiding.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
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Her clothing is all unmemorable shades of beige, gray, and cream, but her daintily white hair is cut into a bob that suggests a Tudor-era gable hood or a nun’s veil.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Heavenly aromas of ripe black fruits, pencil lead, mocha, and cigar box draw you in to the glass for ethereal flavors of cassis and black raspberry enveloped in a sheath of velvety tannins.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
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Miranda, however, wears a sheath of strident red skin-tight sequins, with a crimson damask coat arranged just so over her shoulders.Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
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Human Rights Watch earlier this month urged FIFA to reject the Saudi bid because the nation has not committed to protecting the migrant laborers that will likely be hired to build the massive infrastructure needed to host such a tournament.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The relationship went both ways, with Hezbollah fighters serving as shock troops that bolstered Assad’s flagging army — an intervention the group justified as protecting Shiite minorities and shrines in Syria from Islamist and jihadi factions in the opposition.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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New metamaterials – which can in principle be used to make an ‘invisibility cloak’ – are used extensively in current stealth research.David Hambling, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement Callas could fold herself in a cloak and force an audience to focus on her.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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The federal government issued $2 currency notes beginning in 1862, which first had a portrait of Alexander Hamilton on the cover.John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jaylon Johnson is conceding 0.78 yards per cover snap (10th) while Tyrique Stevenson is allowing 1.65 yards per cover snap ranking 80th out of 82 qualifying cornerbacks.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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And would that be a way of obscuring your past from yourself?Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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Amid the downpour that turned Interlagos into a battleground, painting the track in a chaotic gloss with puddles in the braking zones and spray obscuring vision, the two Frenchmen surprised the paddock and perhaps themselves.Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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In that incident, the semitrailer was crossing the track when the train clipped the rear of the trailer, according to Avoca Fire Department Battalion Chief Jacob Davis.NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Netflix takes an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the high stakes and mental toughness of the sprinters who devote their entire lives to crossing the finish line in record time, where their professional futures are decided in just fractions of a second.Essence, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
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As a response, NASCAR President Steve Phelps has taken a firm stand against the critics, defending the contentious system in an interview with Jordan Bianchi from The Athletic.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The question of returning is also symbolic, a test of the Zionist ethos of defending borders through settlement.Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Covering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covering. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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