paper
noun
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
has been papering
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present perfect progressiveof paper (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“Liquidity has been papering over weaknesses in other markets, and now we’ll see what they are. And we’ll see it in a bunch of assets,” said Megan Greene, global chief economist for the Kroll Institute.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2022
Even these startlingly grim numbers have been heavily prettified by Root, who has been papering over some tectonic faults in his team's batting.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2021
