cover-up
noun
cov·er-up
ˈkə-vər-ˌəp 
1
a
: a device or stratagem for masking or concealing
his garrulousness is a cover-up for insecurity
b
: a usually concerted effort to keep an illegal or unethical act or situation from being made public
2
: a loose outer garment
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Examples of cover-up in a Sentence
that contrived burglary was just a cover-up for murder
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Her attorneys, however, claimed that she was framed in a cover-up after O'Keefe was allegedly jumped by people at the Alberts’ house.
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
But news of the latest charges set off a surge of anti-immigrant rhetoric, as some lawmakers in the conservative Tory party accused officials of perpetrating a cover-up.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Summer in Europe is all swimsuits and simple cover-ups, but fall calls for more layers and a sense of style.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Advertisement World & Nation Kidnapping, capture, cover-up?
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
But news of the latest charges set off a surge of anti-immigrant rhetoric, as some lawmakers in the conservative Tory party accused officials of perpetrating a cover-up.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Summer in Europe is all swimsuits and simple cover-ups, but fall calls for more layers and a sense of style.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for cover-up
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“Cover-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover-up. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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