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
ABC News,
18 June 2026
The close-to-the-crown plaits create a sleek, polished finish while helping camouflage sparse areas by minimizing visible spacing between each braid.
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Omenaa Boakye,
InStyle,
15 June 2026
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
How an octopus camouflages itself was also a topic of discussion for Ritva.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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Noun
Dressed in military-style camouflage, the members of the National Coordinating Committee of the Bolivarian Army placed their weapons on a table during a formal ceremony in the department of Putumayo, which borders Ecuador.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
The close-to-the-crown plaits create a sleek, polished finish while helping camouflage sparse areas by minimizing visible spacing between each braid.
—
Omenaa Boakye,
InStyle,
15 June 2026
Verb
Olivia Rodrigo knows the true magic of New York City lies in the way its pace camouflages public crash outs.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
How an octopus camouflages itself was also a topic of discussion for Ritva.
—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for camouflage
Noun
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News how his costume took a toll on his body.
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In one photo, Affleck holds a young Seraphina in a baby carrier while holding hands with Violet, and in another, Affleck wears a Batman costume while holding son Samuel.
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And, to further disguise the motivation behind these ads, the AI issue isn’t even mentioned.
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But there is every reason to think that without a regular supply of people walking through, deliberately carrying guns and bombs through that have been disguised, that airport-security people just cannot remain vigilant for it.
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The back room of Flod’s studio is like a butcher’s walk-in fridge, where dozens more masks hang from the ceiling, each more outlandish than the last.
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This now-$13 hair mask is one of the best on the market.
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The defendants and their co-conspirators—which included tax, accounting and financial industry professionals, and law firms—worked to design, implement and defend the tax shelter transactions in ways intended to conceal the true facts and circumstances of the transactions from the IRS.
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One of the defendants, Daniel Sanchez Estrada, was convicted of corruptly concealing a document and conspiracy to conceal documents.
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The slow-burn thriller is partially based on a 17th century ballad in which the heroic outlaw’s cousin, a malevolent prioress, bleeds the older, ailing Robin to death under the guise of the ancient medical treatment known as bloodletting.
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In a post on X, Bugti said that those who target state officials under the guise of peaceful protest would not escape accountability.
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Turns out, a kid brought in with gunshot wounds died in that room the same night, and a final look at the security footage shows a mysterious third man — clearly hiding his face from all cameras under a label-less baseball cap — entering the same room around the same time as Ji.
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Stealth jurors — those who hide their true biases to influence a verdict — could pose a serious problem for prosecutors in either of Mangione's cases, Rahmani said.
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“Camouflage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camouflage. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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