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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Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The masked man demanded money and, at some point, shot the victim, shattering his femur.
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The video then shows the masked officer, who was with Homeland Security Investigations, struggling with Venegas.
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october 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Dean Moses, an amNewYork video journalist, was at 26 Federal Plaza on the 12th floor and documented two women getting into an elevator, followed by masked agents.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
In August, a masked man walked into a grocery store in Colorado Springs to pick up a to-go order with a semi-automatic gun in a holster on his hip.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The masked man demanded money and, at some point, shot the victim, shattering his femur.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The video then shows the masked officer, who was with Homeland Security Investigations, struggling with Venegas.
—Julia Marnin
october 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Dean Moses, an amNewYork video journalist, was at 26 Federal Plaza on the 12th floor and documented two women getting into an elevator, followed by masked agents.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Masked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masked. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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masked
adjective
: marked by the use of masks
a masked ball
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