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as in hides
to put into a hiding place
wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom
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as in obscures
to keep secret or shut off from view
the defense attorney accused the prosecutor of trying to conceal exculpatory evidence
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Recent Examples of conceals
Bedsure Twin Heated Blanket With a fleece top and faux shearling backing, the blanket’s thick fabric conceals the wires, giving it the feel of a cozy throw rather than a typical heated blanket.
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Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Her go-to is the Madison Reed Radiant Hair Color Kit, a $35 at-home hair color box that conceals 100 percent of stubborn grays and enhances shine.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
Sometimes rage bait conceals problematic facts, if reflection replaces rage.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Infused with lip-loving ingredients such as squalane, sunflower oil, and papain enzyme, the formulation also moisturizes, soothes, and conceals the appearance of fine lines.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2025
Even if her taste in jewelry evolves, this custom box conceals three tiers of storage for her ever-changing bauble collection.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
Thick and fast-growing, the greenery conceals a chain-link fence that helps with crowd control between the stands and field.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
In an interview with The Sacramento Bee, Coleman talked about how the home embodies rare architectural elements, conceals a time capsule, showcases Hollywood relics and captures riverfront glamour.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet this claim conceals the fact that registration is swift for compliant unions but obstructed for independent ones.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceals
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And while Americans’ overall ideological self-identification looks stable in the aggregate (37% very conservative/conservative, 34% moderate, 25% very liberal/liberal), a January 2025 Gallup poll shows that this steadiness hides tectonic tensions tugging beneath the surface.—
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Now, Scieszka’s debut filters Tuck Everlasting-esque immortality through the social media age—examining how someone hides their eternal lifespan from facial recognition technology and venture capitalists looking to capitalize upon family property and the ultimate anti-aging secrets.—
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In this way, Berlin and New York were linked as though through an imaginary tunnel that gave passage to the hidden or half-glimpsed sexualities that heteropatriarchy silences and obscures.—
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This deliberately obscures the possibility that some victims were lactating female bears — and for every dead mother, there was probably at least one cub in danger of dying from starvation.—
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Stirring it with instant espresso powder noticeably decreases the effervescence, before the dense richness of the heavy cream all but buries it.—
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Clark rises, buries a deep, game-winning 3, and looks straight into the camera.—
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The total misuse of COVID funds in the district, which covers the Charlotte metro area, includes tens of millions, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.—
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Inside the manor house, a rustic spread including cornetti, orange cakes, apricot pastries, homemade granola, and local cheese covers an enormous industrial-style table.—
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But a new study from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst found that donkeys’ skin secretes a chemical that ticks avoid.—
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The extra fat tissue secretes more estrogen in the body, which can help cancer cells grow and multiply.—
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When enforcement actions sweep through a community, fear suppresses economic activity almost overnight.—
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Plus, the blue light our devices emit suppresses melatonin, the hormone connected to sleep regulation.—
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“Conceals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceals. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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