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
Claire Franken, TVLine, 14 Feb. 2025
Per Variety, key moments from An Offer from a Gentleman, such as the masquerade ball and a pivotal lakeside scene, will be central to the season's storyline.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2025
By embedding the third space into the very DNA of their organizations, leaders build resilience to navigate turbulent change, cultivate respect rooted in shared humanity, and develop the courage to call out disconnection masquerading as efficiency.
—Mary Hemphill, Phd, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Noun
The show first hinted at Sophie’s arrival in the Season 3 finale, when Eloise mentioned her mother Violet’s forthcoming masquerade ball.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 14 Feb. 2025
Per Variety, key moments from An Offer from a Gentleman, such as the masquerade ball and a pivotal lakeside scene, will be central to the season's storyline.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
This year’s Oscars proved yet again that lead actors masquerading as supporting is just good business.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2025
By embedding the third space into the very DNA of their organizations, leaders build resilience to navigate turbulent change, cultivate respect rooted in shared humanity, and develop the courage to call out disconnection masquerading as efficiency.
—Mary Hemphill, Phd, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masquerade
Noun
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There’s a tumble of XXL petals on the facade of this nine-level, 40,000-square-foot building, which since November has been home to 180 employees, including an eight-strong prototyping team.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2025
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The winds also pried off chunks of buildings’ facades.—
Amal Elawady,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Trump first posed the idea of overhauling FEMA while visiting North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in January.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
2 May 2025
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John Ratcliffe, the CIA director, has pledged to make the threat posed by China a top priority and vowed to expand the agency’s focus on Beijing.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Although algorithmic favoritism had long been suspected across platforms, Musk’s unapologetic approach dispensed with the pretense of neutrality that tech companies had carefully maintained.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
14 Apr. 2025
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Black and brown Californians angered at attempts to erase history, legacy and achievement under pretense of eliminating diversity and equity initiatives.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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An investigation revealed the teen had corresponded online with an individual pretending to be a 20-year-old woman, later identified by authorities as Kassi.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
10 May 2025
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And by the fourth, all that remained was an empty row of houses, merely pretending to be homes.—
Jessica Guerrieri,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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The case out of Dedham, Massachusetts has turned into a years-long whodunnit legal saga that has garnered massive intrigue from true-crime fans across the country, spurring an array of podcasts, movies, and television shows.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Everybody who makes this show was there on that day.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
9 May 2025
Verb
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These fraudulent texts generally try to impersonate the toll service in each state.—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Attackers have been observed impersonating the FBI’s own Internet Crime Complaint Center in hacking scams.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Alpine, which is owned by Renault and has won four world titles in its previous guises as Benetton and Renault, has undergone a period of significant staff and management upheaval since Szafnauer’s departure.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Cybercriminals Cyber threat opportunism takes many guises, from ransomware actors leveraging media interest in Elon Musk and DOGE to launch a trillion-dollar attack, to physical attackers using shoulder-surfing techniques to steal your phone and access the data contained within.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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His company also wrote her a recommendation letter to an acting school.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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Earlier in the day, Trump had appointed Ed Martin, a conservative activist and lawyer from Missouri, as the acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
11 May 2025
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“Masquerade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masquerade. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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