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
Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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
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
One of Dubin’s most striking insights is that blind spots often masquerade as strengths.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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
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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Every groove of San Siro’s concrete facade tells a different story.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Choose from Bat Knit Crazy Cheddar, Death by Garlic Black Garlic Cheddar, Freaky Franken Sage Derby, or Scary Pumpkin Spice Wensleydale for high-quality cheeses that are only spooky in façade.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Netflix series is based on the Danish format Det Sidste Ord (The Last Word), which offers final interviews where major cultural icons, whether from the world of the arts, sports, politics or elsewhere, can look back on their lives with only someone posing questions in front of them.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Multiple Democrats say Vought and the president were determined to use the shutdown as a pretense for inflicting further pain on political opponents.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Composer Deantoni Parks’s score sustains and amplifies the tension, heightening the creeping pretense of water rushing forward and the punishing breathlessness of struggling back upstream.—
Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Inspire pretend play with the popular Melissa & Doug Ice Cream Counter or give them a chance to be creative with the Yrinfay DIY Unicorn Shrinking Plastic Art Kit.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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According to the outlet and several videos circulating on social media, Mojito tricked pedestrians by pretending to inject them with a syringe in a series of viral videos.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The show was marred only by an audio mix that dimmed Coleman’s evocative voice amid a wash of instruments — at least from this reviewer’s spot in the Fox — but the Red Clay Strays’ impact shone through nevertheless.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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The show gave local independent musicians exposure on its soundtrack, increased the popularity of venues like The Bluebird Cafe, inspired cast tours and years later, sparked reunion tours.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As in Milwaukee, the callers will impersonate a sheriff deputy and indicate a legal matter needs to be resolved through payment.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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So don't go off topic, don't impersonate anyone, and don't get your facts wrong.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The cases range from political agitators seeking to intimidate immigrants to others using the guise of authority to allegedly kidnap, rob or assault victims.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Also bear in mind that while these benchmark results above outline one optimal implementation of the X2 family, that won’t be the only guise that these chips show up in, by far.—
Wendy Sheehan Donnell,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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They’re set to expire in December, and while Congress could act to extend them, a prolonged government shutdown threatens to delay or derail that effort, leaving millions of Americans at risk of losing coverage.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The unions have asked the court to declare that both OMB and OPM have exceeded their statutory authority and acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner, and to invalidate any actions that may come from the memos and guidance issued.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Masquerade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masquerade. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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