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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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Authorities traced the masked phone number to Lauryn's mom, Kendra Licari.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Once Banksy’s Royal Courts mural was discovered, law enforcement swiftly covered the painting with sheets of plastic and barriers, only for it to be later scrubbed away by a masked worker.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson issued an executive order and cities like Los Angeles are drafting their own ordinances to protect constituents after reports of disturbing encounters with masked agents or those who refuse to identify themselves.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The big question heading into Beauty in Black Season 2, Part 2 is what will happen to Varney and Charles, who are held at gunpoint by masked men who broke into Charles’s home.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Authorities traced the masked phone number to Lauryn's mom, Kendra Licari.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Once Banksy’s Royal Courts mural was discovered, law enforcement swiftly covered the painting with sheets of plastic and barriers, only for it to be later scrubbed away by a masked worker.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson issued an executive order and cities like Los Angeles are drafting their own ordinances to protect constituents after reports of disturbing encounters with masked agents or those who refuse to identify themselves.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Masked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masked. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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masked
adjective
: marked by the use of masks
a masked ball
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