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.
is papering
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present progressiveof paper (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"Families who come here have very complex needs and if those aren't addressed then either the weight will come back very quickly, or the medication is papering over the many other needs of these children."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“AI is papering over the cracks,” said Stefan Angrick, head of Japan and frontier markets economics at Moody’s Analytics in Tokyo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
And in South Los Angeles, a young volunteer is papering telephone poles with flyers containing appointment information.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2021
Young’s fundamental critique seems to be that this productivity-obsessed vernacular is papering over an existential pointlessness at the heart of modern work.
From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2020
My sister is papering up the book—careful soul!
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Mary Lamb
