as in veil
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
the truth of the affair will always be hidden under a shroud of secrecy
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as in to conceal
to keep secret or shut off from view
shrouded the fact that the child had been adopted
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as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the smog shrouded our aerial view of the city
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as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
during rainy season the summit of the mountain is shrouded in mist
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 27 May 2024
Each tornado was made up of a funnel, a dust shroud (thin layer of dust or vapor surrounding the funnel), a debris field (dust picked up from the ground), rigid debris objects, a wall cloud (where the funnel connects to the clouds), and a shelf cloud, which connects to background sky.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 22 July 2024
Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024
But more right-wing gatekeepers are shrouding that bigotry in a cloak of objectivity and pseudoscientific justification.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2024
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Noun
This breathtaking image features Messier 78 (the central and brightest region), a vibrant nursery of star formation enveloped in a shroud of interstellar dust.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 27 May 2024
Each tornado was made up of a funnel, a dust shroud (thin layer of dust or vapor surrounding the funnel), a debris field (dust picked up from the ground), rigid debris objects, a wall cloud (where the funnel connects to the clouds), and a shelf cloud, which connects to background sky.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 22 July 2024
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School pick shrouded in secrecy Barron's father revealed to the New York Post that the young Trump would attend a university in New York, but never confirmed which one.
—Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024
But more right-wing gatekeepers are shrouding that bigotry in a cloak of objectivity and pseudoscientific justification.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2024
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“Shroud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shroud. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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