as in costume
clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else
the soldiers must wear protective jungle camouflage while on patrol
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as in to disguise
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
camouflaged the military camp as a native village
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Recent Examples of camouflage
Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Selection would drive them toward having the sensory capacity to detect those bits and use them as camouflage.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Hawaiian caterpillar patrols spiderwebs camouflaged in insect prey’s body parts
As the marketing coordinator at Discover Magazine, Stephanie Edwards interacts with readers across Discover's social media channels and writes digital content.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Their tan, gray and brown camouflage patterns protect them from visual predators, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Selection would drive them toward having the sensory capacity to detect those bits and use them as camouflage.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
Status here is camouflaged, not erased, says Martin.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Hawaiian caterpillar patrols spiderwebs camouflaged in insect prey’s body parts
As the marketing coordinator at Discover Magazine, Stephanie Edwards interacts with readers across Discover's social media channels and writes digital content.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for camouflage
Noun
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So in my grandparents’ home, my maternal grandparents' home, there were incredible costume designs.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Gone was the spectacle – Norma Desmond’s decaying mansion, the dazzling costumes.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
9 June 2025
Verb
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Across the dial, opinions differed, but the tone was the same: vitriol disguised as debate.—
Sabrina L. Schaeffer,
National Review,
7 June 2025
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Pham and an associate disguised the funds’ source by writing checks to a Westminster air conditioning company that then issued checks to Pham, his associate and one of Do’s daughters.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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But the current moment, typified by stars like Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charli XCX, tends to be about showcasing one’s sexuality ironically, or with an acid flippancy, or from behind a mask, or with a certain cool stance of meta control.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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Venice, the capital of the northern Italian Veneto region, is arguably one of the world’s most famous island cities, entrancing visitors for centuries with its Gothic palazzos, romantic gondolas and colorful Carnival masks.—
Asia London Palomba,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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Millions of low-cost devices for media streaming, in-vehicle entertainment, and video projection are infected with malware that turns consumer networks into platforms for distributing malware, concealing nefarious communications, and performing other illicit activities, the FBI has warned.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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On December 27, 1908, Boy Staunton (a literal boy, double-underlining Davies’s interest in archetypes) throws a snowball with a stone concealed in it at his friend Duncan.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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This was a trouncing of historical proportions, the biggest margin of defeat in the history of the Champions League final, both in its current version and its previous guise as European Cup.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Newspapers, once only a platform to distribute daily happenings, are continuing to inspire, only in a different guise.—
Samantha Tse,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
Verb
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How Was Antonio Navarro Murdered? At 7:30 a.m. on the morning of Aug. 16, 2017, as Antonio was leaving for work, Salvador hid in the couple’s building garage, according to TIME.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Ukraine was able to smuggle drones deep into Russia by hiding them in the tops of flatbed trucks, which parked near military bases before the drones lifted off to attack planes on the runway.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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“Camouflage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camouflage. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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