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  • past tense form of veil.
  • past participle of veil.
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veiled

[vayld] / veɪld /


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Set between 2019 and 2021, Sorkin’s film stares down the dawn of a new decade, preparing for the birth of our current web of chaos, cruelty and thinly veiled deceit.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

I learned an important lesson from this before my veiled bride even walked down the aisle: when, and how, to compromise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Behind him, veiled by the haze, the sun appeared as an eerie, rust-coloured ball in the brown-grey sky.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Some critics have pointed out that the company is backed by private equity firms and is taking over local storefronts while directing profits back to veiled corporate headquarters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

With all these veiled messages flying through the air, World War I soon became the war of the code breakers.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield


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