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
Examples of cover-up in a Sentence
that contrived burglary was just a cover-up for murder
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Needless to say, Corcoran's look drew inspiration from none other than Stewart, who wore a plunging white swimsuit and a dramatic cover-up for the shoot.
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 6 June 2025
Wear them to the pool with your favorite cover-up or style them with tailored linen pants for a dinner out.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2025
The cover-up of President Biden's mental decline is one of the greatest scandals in our nation's history.
—Khaleda Rahman
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, issued a subpoena Thursday to Dr. Kevin O'Connor, Biden's physician, to appear for a deposition on June 27, as part what Comer said is an investigation into the cover-up of President Joe Biden's cognitive decline.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 5 June 2025
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 6 June 2025
Wear them to the pool with your favorite cover-up or style them with tailored linen pants for a dinner out.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2025
The cover-up of President Biden's mental decline is one of the greatest scandals in our nation's history.
—Khaleda Rahman
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, issued a subpoena Thursday to Dr. Kevin O'Connor, Biden's physician, to appear for a deposition on June 27, as part what Comer said is an investigation into the cover-up of President Joe Biden's cognitive decline.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 5 June 2025
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“Cover-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover-up. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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