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
In France, the camaraderie between the two men was seen as a surface-level display that did little to paper over the growing rift in the trans-Atlantic alliance.
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Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
The No 4 is a promotion-level centre-back, but the improving picture in midfield must not be used to paper over the cracks of what could quickly become a desperate defensive picture if Struijk is set for a long lay-off.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
The Vikings’ selections in recent years leave the team needing its available salary cap space to paper over issues.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
That helped paper over Suarez’s effectiveness waning as the season wore on.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
The No 4 is a promotion-level centre-back, but the improving picture in midfield must not be used to paper over the cracks of what could quickly become a desperate defensive picture if Struijk is set for a long lay-off.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
The Vikings’ selections in recent years leave the team needing its available salary cap space to paper over issues.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
That helped paper over Suarez’s effectiveness waning as the season wore on.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper over
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But not everyone ignores them, and, unlike Moyer, not everyone has an E-ZPass account to check.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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Issues with citations and publisher control The CJR researchers also uncovered evidence suggesting some AI tools ignored Robot Exclusion Protocol settings, which publishers use to prevent unauthorized access.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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She’s convicted of conspiring to defraud the U.S. government by concealing undeclared foreign accounts, filing false tax returns and evading taxes over a decade, according to a plea agreement with the Justice Department.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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In July 2024, a judge threw out the involuntary manslaughter case against Baldwin with prejudice after the actor's lead attorney, Alex Spiro, argued that prosecutors had concealed evidence of ammunition that may have been linked to the fatal shooting.—
Rachel Brodsky,
TIME,
11 Mar. 2025
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According to data from Statista, the average amount of student debt forgiven by the PSLF program was $63,826 per borrower.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Rather than setting yourself up for more hurt feelings, do your best to forgive your parents for their favoritism and live your life.—
Harriette Cole,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
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In an interview with The Times of London Sunday, the Lord of the Rings actor urged famous LGBTQ people hiding their identity to come out of the closet.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2025
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Risen delivers a marvellous account of the Hiss case, with its many plot twists, involving accusations about a fake typewriter, microfilm hidden in a pumpkin, and the intricacies of ornithology.—
Beverly Gage,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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About the same number will fill the outdoor patio overlooking the Boise Greenbelt and a large, tranquil pond surrounded by vegetation.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2025
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Photo : The Hover Bureau The breakfast nook overlooks Little Sarasota Bay.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2025
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But all of this noise obscures the simple way to synthesize all of this: Less is better.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
14 Mar. 2025
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From Blue Ghost’s landing site in the Sea of Crises (close to the Sea of Tranquility, where Apollo 11 landed in 1969), totality — when Earth will completely obscure the sun as seen from the moon — will start at 1:18 a.m.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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This find is particularly exciting, explained Ritvik Basant, who is a Ph.D. student at the University of Chicago and an author on a paper about the new discovery.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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The United States Department of Justice revealed the arrest on May 13, 2020, explaining that Fayne, who also goes by the name Arkansas Mo, had been arrested on federal bank fraud charges arising from a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan.—
Diane J. Cho,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Furthermore, not all insurance companies cover the testing.—
Ellen Matloff,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Since the sun is never fully covered, viewers must always look at a partial solar eclipse while wearing protective glasses.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Paper over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper%20over. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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