Cover up
Cover up verb - To keep from being publicly known.
Show
Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.
Both terms in one sentence
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How much of it was a cover up and how much was because demons don't show up on film is unknown.
Source: Webcomic / Ozzie the Vampire -
A genie holding up 'can't show this' and 'don't do this' signs is used to cover up everything from mild injuries to humans being sexually assaulted by a tiger.
Source: Censor Box - A compendium will often be distilled in such a way as to cover up retcons or embarrassing but inescapable mistakes in the show's past.
Source: Universe Concordance
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Show and Cover up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cover_up/show
Cover up & Show. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cover_up/show>.
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