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.
papering
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present participleof paper.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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On Monday, the climate-vulnerable Alliance of Small Island States said countries could not keep ignoring "the elephant in the room" and warned that anything short of winding down fossil fuels was "papering over the cracks".
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 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
They’re just papering over the crushing weight of impending responsibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
ActionAid UK's co-chief Hannah Bond, said that without new funding, her appointment was "papering over the cracks" of a struggling aid sector.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
Aureliano Segundo finished by papering the house from the front to the kitchen, including bathrooms and bedrooms, and threw the leftover bills into the courtyard.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
