paint over
phrasal verb
painted over; painting over; paints over
: to cover (something) with a layer of paint
paint over graffiti
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Painting Original Woodwork On a similar but more specific note, design and renovation expert Sara McDaniel of Simply Southern Cottage considers painting over original woodwork a pure travesty.
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Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
While many were stunned that an object like that would have been painted over at all.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Working inside the glass only, spray a light layer of metallic gold paint over the water beads, leaving the glass slightly translucent.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
Each person is painted over the region of the country they were born in, Ávila said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
While many were stunned that an object like that would have been painted over at all.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Working inside the glass only, spray a light layer of metallic gold paint over the water beads, leaving the glass slightly translucent.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
Each person is painted over the region of the country they were born in, Ávila said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Paint over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paint%20over. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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