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
Raven Brunner, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Black and camouflage leather bomber jackets, leather cargo pants, hockey jerseys, puffer vests, hooded sweatshirts, sweatpants, tees, hats and crossbody bags are also part of the collection.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Apr. 2025
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Peluso, who plays the Novo on Saturday as part of her first headlining U.S. tour, is an expert herself in crafting cinematic experiences camouflaged as songs.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Faustino was dressed down in a black T-shirt and camouflage shorts for the outing.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Black and camouflage leather bomber jackets, leather cargo pants, hockey jerseys, puffer vests, hooded sweatshirts, sweatpants, tees, hats and crossbody bags are also part of the collection.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
Color may play a role in the bites, with more bites reported from snakes that are easily camouflaged, the study suggested.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Peluso, who plays the Novo on Saturday as part of her first headlining U.S. tour, is an expert herself in crafting cinematic experiences camouflaged as songs.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for camouflage
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After completing his education, Yi Ming worked as a film and TV stylist, fitting and styling costumes and clothes for actors.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Set and costume designer Tony Walton was married to Julie Andrews and was the magic behind some of the biggest shows on Broadway.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Misleading consumers for cash, brands often use good-sounding terms to disguise dirty business practices that require an exploitation of water, humans, and other resources.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Apr. 2025
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The malware hides original files on the USB and replaces them with malicious scripts disguised as normal-looking shortcuts.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Vader’s reveal to Luke about being the kid’s father is an all-time truth bomb, and is made better when compared to Luke’s visions of the man behind the mask when training with Yoda.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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The faculty resolution also insists UC rejects any demands from the Trump administration to ban masks at political events, close diversity, equity and inclusion programs or adopt a stricter definition of antisemitism under the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by FBI agents last week, charged with obstruction of justice and concealing an individual to prevent an arrest.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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She was also charged with concealing an individual to prevent discovery and arrest.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
1 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
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Leavitt uses the individual stories to showcase Ukrainian resilience and resistance—themes that appear in many guises, including grassroots relief efforts.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Liv is forced to break up with her human fiancé, Major (Robert Buckley) to avoid infecting him, and becomes estranged from her best friend and roommate Peyton (Aly Michalka), hiding her new zombie nature from both.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately, the cause of the odor is often hidden.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Camouflage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camouflage. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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