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covers

verb as in protect, guard

verb as in include, contain

verb as in describe in published writing

verb as in fill in for, compensate

verb as in travel across area

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Isolated lesbians learned that there were other women like them via books whose covers aimed to titillate heterosexual men.

That is why The Daily Beast stands with Charlie Hebdo and published their controversial covers in the wake of the attack.

Spin control began, Florida-style: the opinion only covers some counties, some people, some times.

Who knew that “we shall overcome” meant “we, the few, shall book covers every decade or so, maybe, sometimes, if we are in style.”

So the plan is for Ken to draw an arc with Dale doing covers, and then Dale does an arc with Ken doing covers.

Again the sallow fingers began to play with the book-covers, passing from one to another, but always slowly and gently.

The station now covers nearly 12 acres, the length of platforms exceeding 1-1/2 miles.

And of the world of to-day, be it remembered, elective democratic control covers only a part of the field.

Their property at Black Lake covers 102 acres, and is described as being a mile long by 520 feet wide.

It was a maxim of Napoleon that success covers everything, that it is only failure which cannot be forgiven.

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On this page you'll find 280 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to covers, such as: lid, canvas, sheet, mask, screen, and cap.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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