Cover and Wander

Cover

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

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

Nearby Words: covered, covering, coverage, coverlet

Wander verb - To move about from place to place aimlessly.

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Cover and wander are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cover" instead a verb "Wander".

Nearby Words: wandering, wandered, wanderer

Wander over Yonder: Part of the reason Lord Hater is evil is to cover up for his insecurities by being an intimidating tyrant.

Source: Inferiority Superiority Complex
Basil should have instantly realized that whoever turned them on must have done so to provide cover for himself, and Dawson messed up by just letting Olivia wander off by herself.

Source: Disney / The Great Mouse Detective
While Armando and Henrique can be idiots and wander in front of you while you're shooting during a Drug War, they know how to take cover and use weapons most of the time.

Source: Video Game / Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

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