masked
2 of 2past tense of mask entry 2
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Adjective
The bank was held up by masked robbers.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Multiple videos show a masked federal agent seizing a 57-year-old woman, who says she was put in a chokehold, during the protest in Durango.
—Morgan Lee, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
Two masked suspects allegedly escaped in a white sedan.
—Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Multiple videos from bystanders show a masked agent grabbing and pulling Franci Stagi across the street during a protest in October against the detention of three Colombian asylum-seekers in Durango, Colorado.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The video broadcast overnight Thursday showed masked troops pulling up in a gray speedboat to the MSC Francesca, one of three container ships fired upon the day before.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Multiple videos show a masked federal agent seizing a 57-year-old woman, who says she was put in a chokehold, during the protest in Durango.
—Morgan Lee, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
Two masked suspects allegedly escaped in a white sedan.
—Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Multiple videos from bystanders show a masked agent grabbing and pulling Franci Stagi across the street during a protest in October against the detention of three Colombian asylum-seekers in Durango, Colorado.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Masked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masked. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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masked
adjective
: marked by the use of masks
a masked ball
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