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
Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
Party guests are encouraged to wear masquerade masks and peacock colors.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Dr. Craig Spencer, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
This method masqueraded as a CAPTCHA, ostensibly to prove the user wasn’t a bot, by requiring the copying of a text string and pasting it into the Mac terminal window.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Set at a masquerade ball, the teaser trailer previews that the Bridgerton sibling to find love this season is second son Benedict, played by Luke Thompson.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
Party guests are encouraged to wear masquerade masks and peacock colors.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
What is not unsettled is the damage done when politics masquerades as medicine.
—Dr. Craig Spencer, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
This method masqueraded as a CAPTCHA, ostensibly to prove the user wasn’t a bot, by requiring the copying of a text string and pasting it into the Mac terminal window.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masquerade
Noun
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While no major changes to the building's facade are anticipated, the project calls for a one-story addition to its north annex.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The money, the success — all a facade.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Sticking with the beach theme, Jenner posed topless with seashells covering her chest in another snapshot.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Imran Khan, the legendary cricket hero, posing with the cricket World Cup, after leading Pakistan to victory in Melbourne, Australia in March 1992 .—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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His memoir told of workhouse guards beating prisoners on the least pretense, and of one guard who regularly shoved prisoners down flights of stairs.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime said in a May report that women from more than 20 African countries had been recruited under false pretences to make drones for Russia’s war.—
Reuters 16 hr ago,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Words like that carry generations of pain, and pretending otherwise only keeps the cycle going.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Prosecutors said Montejano pretended to be a teenage boy on Snapchat, asked the girls to meet him in a public area at the apartment complex before forcing the girls into his apartment.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Those wanting to stream the show live can do so with a Peacock premium subscription or stream new episodes the next day with a basic Peacock subscription.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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The pregame show has room to improve.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The experience of being impersonated led de Blasio to reflect on the need for stronger action around the safety risks of emerging technology.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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From fake invoices to urgent messages impersonating company executives, phishing attacks are growing more personalized, more sophisticated—and more effective.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Several actors donned the iconic guise of Ghostface in the Scream franchise, but one of the most intriguing is Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich) in the original film.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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In this guise, Saverino is breathless with excitement.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tax rises would likely act as another damper on inflation by reducing consumer demand.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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What was concerning, Creech said, was how his son was acting while sick.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Masquerade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masquerade. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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