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take cover

VERB
hide
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bury camouflage cover disguise hole up mask obscure plant protect shelter shield smuggle stash suppress tuck away withhold
STRONG
adumbrate cache cloak curtain dissemble ditch duck eclipse ensconce harbor reserve screen secrete shadow shroud squirrel stifle veil
WEAK
blot out go into hiding go underground hold back hush up keep from keep secret lie low lock up not give away not tell put out of the way salt away stow away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lay bare let go open release reveal uncover unmask
WEAK
bare disclose divulge exhibit expose let out show tell
VERB
stash
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bury conceal disguise hole up lock up secrete smuggle tuck away
STRONG
adumbrate cache camouflage cloak cover curtain dissemble ditch duck eclipse ensconce harbor mask obscure occult plant protect reserve screen shadow shelter shield shroud squirrel stifle suppress veil withhold
WEAK
blot out go into hiding go underground hold back hush up keep from keep secret lie low not give away not tell put out of the way salt away stow away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
expose lay bare open reveal tell uncover
STRONG
disregard encourage ignore lay out let go release

Example Sentences

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An emergency alert broadcast in English warned people to take cover away from the windows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Other local residents scurried to take cover in basements.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

The facility is protected by air defenses, but they failed to detect the drone, and no sirens sounded to warn soldiers to take cover, according to one of the officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Broadcast-news anchors, in full glam, take cover under listing canopies, patiently awaiting their next hit.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

The least little old biting shoat could make her take cover.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson