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cov·er up

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  1. cover-upverb

    concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public

  2. cover, cover upverb

    hide from view or knowledge

    "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House"

    Synonyms:
    brood, get over, embrace, plow, wrap up, enshroud, compensate, breed, encompass, overlay, continue, treat, hatch, incubate, report, track, extend, cut across, cut through, deal, shroud, underwrite, overcompensate, address, spread over, hide, traverse, pass over, comprehend, handle, cover, cross, get across, insure

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How to use cover up in a sentence?

  1. Cornell University:

    Right away, the argument is ‘ these people are compromised and this is just a cover up, ’ fox News needs more transparency in this era and on this matter, not less. Sure, negative findings could make Fox News look bad, but a cover-up or fogging of the case would look even worse for this once-proud network.

  2. Misty Daugereaux:

    She [ the manager ] said you need to cover up or leave, she gave me the ultimatum. And I said,' Well, you show me in your policy where I need to cover up and I'll leave.' And, she was telling me that it was not right, that I needed to cover up. It was their policy. And I said,' Well, you can go call whoever you need to call, but I'm not leaving for breastfeeding my son.'.

  3. Maryam Peter from Pambla village:

    They provide raw rice to cook, the rice that they stole from the shops. They provide a kettle and ... scarves to cover up the women, people are going hungry. They are only feeding on corn and squash. No meat, nothing like that. The insurgents are not providing anything else.

  4. Donald Trump:

    The cover up was one of the worst in the history of cover ups, it's very simple.

  5. Glenn Youngkin:

    This is shocking, the Democrats are continuing to cover up a scandal of their own creation. The Democrat controlled parole board broke the law, put criminals ahead of victims, and tried to cover it all up. We will reform the parole board, expose those conspiring to hide this from public view, and stand up for victims rights.


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