kid (oneself)

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Verb
  • Shoplifting by concealing merchandise.
    Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
  • Three sitting rooms are complemented by a further three members’ social spaces for carousing in, concealed behind a subtle screen (here, DJs including Goldierocks make appearances, and mobile snaps are banned; staff politely place a sticker over mobile camera lenses).
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Like the Jim Crow combination cars, these curtains kept the dining car segregated, while also thinly veiling America’s commitment to separate and unequal.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • As Austin Reaves slipped his white headband over his forehead, veiling his bushy brown hair on Friday night at Toyota Center in Houston, the Lakers guard was a step closer to a return that was nearly a month in the making.
    Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • That day, Riley had been editing a sequence in which Corvette sneaks into a San Francisco condo owned by Christie, her fashion idol, by hiding inside a coffee delivery cart.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • Bugs also tend to hide inside packaging, seams, or even the food itself.
    Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • The shift, led by Professor Helena Teede of Monash University’s Monash Centre for Health Research & Implementation, aims to fix a label that doctors and patients say has obscured the condition’s true scope for decades.
    Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
  • While our position was good — mid-floor, with clear views of the stage and many of the walkways — at times, Styles was slightly obscured by the height of the walkways.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • Djena stood silently nearby while Denise spoke, suppressing the urge to contradict Denise’s lies.
    Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • However, prosecutors said his account was contradicted by video of the incident, physical evidence, and accounts by the victims.
    Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
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“Kid (oneself).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid%20%28oneself%29. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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