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as in hid
to put into a hiding place
wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom
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as in obscured
to keep secret or shut off from view
the defense attorney accused the prosecutor of trying to conceal exculpatory evidence
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as in disguised
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as in hidden
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Recent Examples of concealed
Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
Like Seagram's glass walls that revealed rather than concealed, these systems must maintain transparency in their recommendations, augmenting rather than replacing clinical judgment.
—Dr. Taha Kass-Hout, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
People still are prohibited from carrying guns — openly or concealed — in certain areas, like in schools and in court.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Starren lived in a ground-level apartment and there were woods nearby, and Finnegan and Kettwick also wondered if her body could have been concealed there.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
His face was partially concealed by a dark pair of sunglasses and a baseball cap.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Perlstein and Vergato divided the proceeds and concealed their involvement by using personal email accounts, other corporate entities, and fake identities.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
The student allegedly admitted to taking the gun on Sunday while his uncle was in the shower and then bringing it onto the bus concealed in his pocket, according to the affidavit.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
The ears of a young ram are more noticeable than those of an old ram, whose ears are largely concealed by the massive horns.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
There are three other food and beverage venues, including El Secreto, a hidden salon and bar, quietly concealed behind an unmarked door on the hotel’s second floor, and La Cava, the adjacent emerald-toned jewel that is Faena’s wine cellar, an intimate setting for unforgettable private gatherings.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
Like Seagram's glass walls that revealed rather than concealed, these systems must maintain transparency in their recommendations, augmenting rather than replacing clinical judgment.
—Dr. Taha Kass-Hout, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
People still are prohibited from carrying guns — openly or concealed — in certain areas, like in schools and in court.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Starren lived in a ground-level apartment and there were woods nearby, and Finnegan and Kettwick also wondered if her body could have been concealed there.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
His face was partially concealed by a dark pair of sunglasses and a baseball cap.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Perlstein and Vergato divided the proceeds and concealed their involvement by using personal email accounts, other corporate entities, and fake identities.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
The student allegedly admitted to taking the gun on Sunday while his uncle was in the shower and then bringing it onto the bus concealed in his pocket, according to the affidavit.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
The ears of a young ram are more noticeable than those of an old ram, whose ears are largely concealed by the massive horns.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concealed
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Wilcox’s defenses have multiple fronts using four and three down linemen, stemming on the same play and disguised coverages.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
12 Sep. 2025
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Our children and grandchildren will also likely face these same disguised attempts for decades to come—if there is anything left to protect, that is.—
Ryan Gellert,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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How To Play Wordle Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The next week, a lighthouse keeper reported seeing the masts of the King protruding from the water in the shipping lane — an important clue regarding where the King lay hidden.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Much of this prehistoric area is buried underwater today, but not all of it.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some of the settings are buried a bit in new menus.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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Justin shares Jack with wife Hailey Baldwin Bieber, and while the couple often shares photos of their son, his face is often obscured.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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And while the game gives some basic tutorials for new abilities, a few mechanics seem intentionally obscured.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But amid the hype around European defense, Muirhead conceded that the exit trajectory for many startups in the sector remains shrouded in uncertainty.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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The number of quasars over the region of space examined by the team indicate that the population of shrouded quasars is similar to that of unhidden quasars.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Now, scientists are unraveling a dramatic story secreted away in rare, roughly 800 million-year-old volcanic rocks called carbonatites.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
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Prostaglandins are natural chemicals in the body that are secreted when there is an injury or inflammation.—
Carol Eustice,
Verywell Health,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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For his Art Car Boot Fair debut, Mr Doodle will arrive on a yellow American school bus completely covered in his signature doodles, present a live drawing performance, and launch signed copies of his new double picture disc vinyl record.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The modular pieces are covered in removable microfiber for easy cleanup and can be configured in a myriad of ways—design acrobatics at work!—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Throughout a two-hour concert with a 41-song setlist, The Weeknd transformed the 69,000-person venue into an apocalyptic land in the ruins of a city inhabited by cloaked figures.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
13 Aug. 2025
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Nikitović took inspiration from old Westerns to dress Hart, wanting to introduce him like a mysterious, cloaked cowboy emerging from the desert.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
12 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Concealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concealed. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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