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cover-up

[kuhv-er-uhp] / ˈkʌv ərˌʌp /
NOUN
concealing; preventing investigation or exposure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
complicity conspiracy evasion
STRONG
burial camouflage concealment dissimulation front masking pretense whitewash
WEAK
closeting disguising hush-up placing under wraps seal of secrecy smokescreen veil of secrecy
VERB
conceal
Synonyms
STRONG
batten black out bottle up bury camouflage conceal cover deflect disguise dissemble equivocate gloss guard hush up inhume inter mask misinform misrepresent misrepresent/misquote obscure paint protect screen secrete shelter shield stifle suppress veil

Example Sentences

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Cover-up is defined as “actions or omissions intended to interfere with or avoid” civil or canonical investigations.

From Washington Times • May 9, 2019

Cover-up “It’s the great white lie,” Col McKenzie, the chief executive of the Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators, told a Queensland newspaper in April.

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2016