1
as in to ignore
to dismiss as of little importance
the differences between the two factions are too great to be papered over in the name of party unity
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2
as in to conceal
to keep secret or shut off from view
the company tried to paper over its red ink, issuing assurances that it was still financially sound
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Recent Examples of paper over
This book makes the case that there is a subtler iniquity in the sins of forgetting, in papering over, in moving in and moving on.
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2024
But compromising on the long-term vision will only paper over the cracks.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Will Lewis The Washington Post CEO purchased a Georgetown home for $7 million last spring amid turmoil at the paper over his management.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Producers couldn’t go into the field to re-create moments to paper over gaps in emerging stories.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 June 2024
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2024
But compromising on the long-term vision will only paper over the cracks.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Will Lewis The Washington Post CEO purchased a Georgetown home for $7 million last spring amid turmoil at the paper over his management.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Producers couldn’t go into the field to re-create moments to paper over gaps in emerging stories.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper over
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But former Twitter employees say Musk sees laws, regulations and procedures as unnecessary speed bumps meant to be ignored.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Equally, ignoring the barriers imposed historically and currently against many of our fellow humans will not only impact thousands of careers but will have a regressive effect on our abilities to work together and develop an essential glue of civil society, empathy.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Nazis wanted to conceal the crime by burning the bodies on mass pyres.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2025
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On a second trip to the same area in July, researchers found the species concealed among the leaf litter layer making no noise.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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But considering how integral he’s become to the cultural fabric, you could be forgiven for thinking he’s been ingrained in the hip-hop internet landscape forever.—
Damien Scott,
Billboard,
27 Jan. 2025
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You’d be forgiven for thinking that America’s continental shelf couldn’t get any bigger.—
Jack Truesdale,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Peeking above aquamarine waves that hide the world's second-largest barrier reef, Belize's Ambergris Caye first emerged as a destination for the daring.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Feb. 2025
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Iran has hidden elements of its nuclear development program under the guise of commercial enterprises, and it has been suspected of using its space program to develop technologies that could be applied to its nuclear weapons program.—
Caitlin McFall,
Fox News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Rooms are nicely appointed and thoughtfully designed with spacious closets, some with fireplaces and terraces that overlook the reservoir or mountain.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2025
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This can especially be true for Black women who are often overworked, overlooked, and underpaid.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
27 Jan. 2025
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But failure to directly deny allegations of fascism is a common strategy used by far-right and radical conservative movements seeking to obscure deeper links to extremist groups to avoid public backlash.—
Matthew Kriner,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2025
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At kick-off time, the pitch was obscured by smoke, the result of dozens of flares let off in the Tribune Est of the Stade de Roudourou.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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Now, in a small hospital where soft sobs echoed off the sterile linoleum floors, Aaron Easton, the boy Sara married who grew up to be Marysville’s police chief, explained what happened: Sara had shot herself in the head.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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But money alone doesn’t explain the absence of conscience.—
Todd L. Pittinsky,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2025
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Those policies also don’t cover all the potential sources of liability.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2025
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See some of the deals January 27, 2025 3:16 PM Chiefs Here’s Steve Spagnuolo’s favorite detail from blitz that sent Chiefs to Super Bowl January 27, 2025 6:30 AM See all stories The Kansas City Star 816-234-4730 Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Paper over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper%20over. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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