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verb

past tense of cover
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as in substituted
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only a friend covered for me as a hospital volunteer while my family went on vacation

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as in shielded
to place a protective layer over better cover your skin with sunblock if you don't want a sunburn, not to mention skin cancer

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Recent Examples of covered
Adjective
Those who embarked on a walk Thursday morning even enjoyed weather in the 70s and covered skies. Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Look at the deductible, reimbursement percentage, annual or lifetime limits, exclusions and covered treatments. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Kampgrounds of America also offers interesting stays beneath the stars, including sleeps in covered wagons and onsite cabins—all within five minutes of downtown Ely. Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 Transfer to a covered container and refrigerate until needed. ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 The lush gardens and private office space provide plenty of scenic options for where to spend your alone time, while the covered patio is practically begging for a dinner party with the entire crew. Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026 Since no public funds are used to buy shares and the bill specifically prohibits public bailouts of covered companies, the US public truly shares in the upside of AI. Sarah Polcz, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 One of the biggest was the implementation of a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for covered medications. Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Arcade architecture involves rows of archways or a covered walkway businesses on either side of the walkway. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
One Baguette is covered in a kaleidoscopic geometric pattern of colorful beads; another resembles a tiny textile artwork in dusty pink, green, and turquoise. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026 The almost 1,100-foot-long warship was covered in rust from bow to stern. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 The small stick figures, wrapped in orange cloth, were rubbed in paste and covered in garlands of orange flowers. Andrew Jones, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 The infamous explosion covered Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic debris, immortalizing the final moments of the ancient Roman cities and some of their unfortunate inhabitants in stunning detail. Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026 For weeks both of his arms and hands were swathed in casts and bandages, and his head and body were covered with massive bruises. Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026 Crews have already covered the fragile area with 4,500 linear feet of wattles, long tubes whose natural fibers hold soil in place, the National Park Service said. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 The one that looked like it was covered with giant farfalle pasta bows? Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 The vintage George Smith armchair is covered in a patchwork of antique rugs. Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for covered
Adjective
  • For these scenes, producers chose Half Moon Beach, a sheltered cove within Stage Fort Park in Gloucester.
    Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Deborah is a sheltered young woman, a free spirit with a flair for the spotlight and a big heart who’s still figuring out her own path at Hillman.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Their starting lineup has also remained largely unchanged for two games, though David Larrubia did not start against Deportivo, but was substituted in.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Salah, who scored his first goals with his new club over the weekend, was substituted in the second half.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Drawings in metalpoint must be made on paper coated with a slightly abrasive ground, which is often tinted.
    Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The drops slid about four centimeters, picked up a charge, rolled off the edge, and then fell five millimeters onto a copper plate coated with a 60-nanometer film of Teflon, which is one of the most chemically resistant coatings on the market today.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And the utilities responsible for the grid have largely responded by asking to be shielded from competition.
    Joshua Macey, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Notably, these duties don't exempt Canadian products under the three-nation trade deal that has shielded most Canadian exports over the last 18 months.
    Desiree Adib, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • During a performance, Hankerson said he was concerned watching as his mom, who’s been performing for 75 years, fumbled through the set.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Some of that work instead has fallen on journalists, activists and others concerned that anyone with access to the company’s private camera networks can follow virtually any driver's movements with a query as effortless as a Google search.
    Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Under-eye shadows, bags and lower-lid definition get played up instead of concealed.
    Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • States alleged that Meta’s internal research documented links between Instagram use and harms including depression, anxiety and body-image concerns among young people, while the company publicly minimized or concealed those risks.
    Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Sting is set to narrate a new documentary portrait of Nino Rota, the Italian composer whose music traversed the worlds of cinema and the concert hall, from Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita and 8½ to Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The film itself was an odyssey of a shoot, as the cast traversed multiple countries and territories—Scotland, Italy, the Western Sahara, Greece—in all types of weather.
    Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The platform will be monitored over time to assess how the bamboo composite performs against fatigue, environmental exposure and other stresses encountered offshore.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The cuts have impacted the FoodNet program, which has monitored foodborne illnesses since 1995.
    Dian Zhang, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Covered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covered. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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