Cover and Return

Cover

Cover verb - To serve as a replacement usually for a time only.

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Return and cover are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Return" instead a verb "Cover".

Nearby Words: covered, covering, coverage, coverlet

Return verb - To bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place.

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Cover and return are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cover" instead a verb "Return".

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

old	old cover	old return
good	good cover	good return
full	full cover	full return
better	better cover	better return
Other adjectives: original, single, actual, entire, real, blue, bad, dark, main, temporary, official, last, different, recent, awesome.

body	cover body	return body
area	cover area	return area
amount	cover amount	return amount
series	cover series	return series
Other words: rest, time, earth, world, damage, planet.

A rat hiding in them was summarily executed and militants shooting them up was enough to get the CO to leap out of cover and return fire with a shotgun.

Source: Series / Bluestone 42
The events of the book force the Russian MI to break Archie's cover and return to active duty after only a few years of "retirement".

Source: Literature / Wolfish Nature
You need to Take Cover and return fire in a quick succession in a limited time to avoid getting hit by enemy gunfire.

Source: High Speed Battle

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