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as in costume
clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else
Mardi Gras revelers dressed in a colorful array of outlandish disguises
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as in guise
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
somehow, he managed to put on a disguise of happiness as he watched his secret crush marry someone else
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as in to camouflage
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists
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as in to conceal
to keep secret or shut off from view
that investigative reporter usually does a good job of disguising her true motives for interviewing a person
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Recent Examples of disguise
Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
The disguise — which is pretty effective, even with formative generative AI modes — was only revealed about 15 minutes into the film, a neat bit of storytelling that highlighted the power of deepfakery.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Delmarie Alicea, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson said that Tarasenko’s ability to disguise and adjust his launching of the puck is his greatest skill.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
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Noun
As part of the ruse to extract her from Venezuela, Machado wore a disguise to leave the country, violating Venezuela’s then-travel ban, according to the Associated Press.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
The disguise — which is pretty effective, even with formative generative AI modes — was only revealed about 15 minutes into the film, a neat bit of storytelling that highlighted the power of deepfakery.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Discrimination disguised as protection should not determine who can vote.
—Delmarie Alicea, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson said that Tarasenko’s ability to disguise and adjust his launching of the puck is his greatest skill.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
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Competitions are planned ranging from a strawberry costume contest to pie eating and beer stein-holding.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Asian version will take flight after the original contest takes place in Vienna in May, with 35 countries competing in the singing contest known for outrageous costumes, towering ballads and high-energy performances.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Department of the Treasury last Thursday designated Hayat Yolu as a key player in a covert global network that uses the guise of humanitarian aid to raise money overseas.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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But sometimes the squashing of speech can appear in other guises.—
Andrea Valdez,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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Segel makes Dan a bitterly perceptive geek, out of his depth but eager to prove himself, while Weaving invests Lisa with a snappishness that only camouflages her pain.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Hanson, who spends much of his life crawling through underbrush to count trees, plunged ahead into stands of chest-high ceanothus, pointing out sequoias camouflaged in the pervasive post-fire brush.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Two pumps of product managed to do the trick for my full face, and suddenly my hyperpigmentation on my cheek was concealed.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2026
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Shoplifting more than $100 by concealing merchandise.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Some, like in Greece, even wear masks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The man, later identified as Rodgers, wore a mask had appeared alongside conservative influencer Alex Stein.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Don’t mistake the play’s opening facade for what is in fact an intricate and multi-layered performance work.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Behind this façade, a sandy path leads to a dense network of row houses.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Controversial school policies hiding students’ gender transitions from parents remains a ripe issue the Supreme Court should take up, activists argue, despite the justices already handing parents a win in an emergency docket case on the matter earlier this month.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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But her lover, the increasingly controlling and unhinged army corporal Don José, is gradually dimished to lurking in the shadows and hiding in crowds.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The rise of high-frequency trading convinced us that everything is priced in instantly, obscuring pockets of friction.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sheets appear to be covering the front cockpit window, obscuring what would normally be the pilots’ forward view.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Disguise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disguise. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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