cover
verb (used with object)
to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of.
has covered
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present perfectof cover (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Journal has covered the risks associated with the largely unregulated industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The veteran strategist has covered the sector for three decades and regularly talks to more than 100 technology portfolio managers on the institutional side.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
So I asked my colleague Aymann Ismail, who has covered El-Sayed for Slate—and is also a Muslim Egyptian American—about what that viral exchange says about El-Sayed’s history-making candidacy.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
Journalist Carrie Dunn, who has covered women's sport for more than two decades, says opinions about coverage reflect a tension at the heart of the game.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
‘The choice seems near now between fire and death, Gandalf. Doubtless we shall be hidden from all unfriendly eyes when the snow has covered us, but that will not help us.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
