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as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view
shrouded the fact that the child had been adopted
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as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the smog shrouded our aerial view of the city
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as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely
during rainy season the summit of the mountain is shrouded in mist
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Recent Examples of shrouded
Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Her death remains shrouded in mystery to this day.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 24 Dec. 2025
These symbols indicate meaning but keep it shrouded within a kind of semantic Holy of Holies.
—Literary Hub, 23 Dec. 2025
That remained shrouded in mystery for over a hundred years.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Dec. 2025
However, key partners to Trump’s peace plan, enshrined last month in United Nations Security Council resolution 2803, say the path ahead remains shrouded in uncertainty.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2025
The thrill of pushing the pace on terrain that remained shrouded in blackness until illuminated two seconds before our wheels were suddenly navigating its rocks and cliffs and cactus pushed all else from the mental spotlight.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Half shrouded in celebrity-laden mystery, half a staple in aesthetician arsenals, the at-home laser has kept audiences rapt since its 2020 launch.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2025
In her final show as creative director of the house, models wearing white and gold goddess gowns and black lace masks paraded through the fog-shrouded gardens of Rome’s Villa Albani Torlonia after dark.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The star, Fomalhaut, stands out as one of the brightest in the night sky and is known to be shrouded in bands of dust and debris.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 23 Dec. 2025
While the motive is still shrouded in mystery, investigators believe the suspect and the MIT professor had crossed paths before.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Yorke and Donwood have long kept their process shrouded in secrecy.
—Zoe Si, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Speculation has been flying over the past few weeks that EsDeeKid, a Liverpool rapper who performs with his face shrouded around his eyes, is actually the musical side project of actor Timothée Chalamet.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
The full extent of his involvement is still shrouded in secrecy.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Dec. 2025
The United States shed 105,000 jobs in October and added 64,000 jobs in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday, lifting a monthslong fog that had shrouded the labor market.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
Adisa’s novel, her first, delves into her brother-in-law’s life, his death during the war, and the complex silences, questions, and wounds that have shrouded his memory.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
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However, much remains shrouded in mystery more than a week into the investigation.
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But a new study has cast doubt on the idea that the intriguing world shrouded in ice could indeed harbor extraterrestrial life deep in its vast ocean of liquid saltwater.
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So, who was that cloaked figure?—
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Throughout a two-hour concert with a 41-song setlist, The Weeknd transformed the 69,000-person venue into an apocalyptic land in the ruins of a city inhabited by cloaked figures.—
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There's no way this can be concealed.—
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Surveillance camera footage from a nearby residence showed Erik Campbell pleading with Thomas to show him what’s in his pocket; Thomas Campbell’s right hand was concealed inside a hoodie pocket.—
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Compare that with bigger names like Rolex or Patek Philippe, where the payoff for spending more is deliberately obscured.—
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Shiri’s face was obscured by an image originally created by Vancouver street artist iHeart.—
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But in the second season of the series, which wrapped last Sunday, a new sense of uncertainty, reflection, and maturity grips the central characters, making for even better television.—
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Our weeklong tester was wrapped in Velvet Red Pearl paint, deep and rich in style.—
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So far this season, Maye has thrived against disguised coverage, though few defenses on the Patriots’ schedule presented as difficult a test as the Chargers will.—
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Contestants must agree to extreme security surveillance Since the main goal of The Masked Singer is to try and guess who the disguised celebrity is under the mask, there is strict security on the production lot in an effort to prevent any identity reveals.—
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The boundaries blurred quickly.—
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Their guests are capitalizing on the clout economy, where the line between influencer and entrepreneur is blurred and attention is the most valuable asset.—
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This means that heavy elements like rock and metal are dissolved and encased in a thick mantle of metallic hydrogen enveloped in a massive atmospheric cloak of multi-colored clouds of ammonium hydrosulphide.—
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While Walz is not implicated in the fraud issues, the reality that the schemes have become an urgent problem under his watch has enveloped talk of the Minnesotan governor's future political ambitions.—
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Episode 3 ended with Ron, Eric Nam, Kristen Kish, and Caroline Stanbury all tied to trees and hilariously pleading for their lives while the Traitors and a masked executioner all just kind of stood there awkwardly.—
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The masked agent can be seen on video going to the scene where Good's car crashed into another, then walking away, getting into an SUV and leaving the area.—
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“Shrouded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrouded. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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