as in facade
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
although she was deeply bored, she maintained a masquerade of polite interest as her guest droned on
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Recent Examples of masquerade
Max Springer, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
Questions like these are often relationship challenges masquerading as money challenges.
—Beck Harlan, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
Organizers call it the largest pop culture convention in Northern California, featuring special celebrity guests, artists and exhibitors, panels and workshops and the always-popular cosplay masquerade.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Mathematicians have unraveled a key conjecture about knot theory
Scanning the crowd at a fancy soiree may reveal a wide array of neckties, each fastened with a highly complex mathematical object masquerading as fashion.
—Max Springer, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
Questions like these are often relationship challenges masquerading as money challenges.
—Beck Harlan, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
With set designs channeling movie theaters and masquerade balls, the mega-star worked through hits from each era of her career.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
Organizers call it the largest pop culture convention in Northern California, featuring special celebrity guests, artists and exhibitors, panels and workshops and the always-popular cosplay masquerade.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masquerade
Noun
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The concrete steps and ramp will be demolished, but the building's exterior facade will remain.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Derry, Maine, may have the facade of a quaint, picturesque town, but with Pennywise lurking below, its residents would likely argue otherwise.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Vachon even posed the question of whether working with major brands is all that different from banking on cash rebates that stipulate certain creative conditions, such as having heads of department who come from the countries providing the relief.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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The challenges posed by invasive species mirror the challenges in other time-sensitive fields, like public health, climate adaptation and sustainable agriculture.—
Pam Marrone,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But at least those entities are populated by people who are curious about art and culture—these OFFLINE events have no such pretense.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
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Gregory and Gerner were arrested and charged with felony counts of injury to an energy facility and felony counts of obtaining property by false pretense, deputies said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kids can pretend to be Chase on a case, but there are also other Paw Patrol Halloween costumes, including Marshall, Rocky, Rubble, Skye, Zuma, and Everest.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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Beneath the prosthetics and punchlines lies a story about the cost of pretending and the possibility of renewal.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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How strong a hand does a jump rebid show in competition?—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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The architecture itself becomes part of the show, framing the art with centuries of history.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Investigators have since arrested at least three members of Scattered Spider, a group known to be made up of native English-language speakers who excel at social engineering tactics, including impersonating customer support to phish company employees.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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So don't go off topic, don't impersonate anyone, and don't get your facts wrong.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All this reintroduces the problem of arbitrary outcomes, in a different guise.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately a recent deep fake has come in the guise of a friend.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The wristbands also act as a communication device between players, allowing coordination across the grid.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Pending review of the documents, the two groups could file a derivative lawsuit, which allows shareholders to act on behalf of a company and sue the corporation’s own directors and officers, as well as other third parties who may have harmed the company.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Masquerade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masquerade. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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