camouflages 1 of 2

plural of camouflage
as in costumes
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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camouflages

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of camouflage

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Recent Examples of camouflages
Verb
Despite its barely-there, filter-like effect, the four-in-one formula smooths, conceals, corrects, and camouflages all at once. Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 18 July 2026 Olivia Rodrigo knows the true magic of New York City lies in the way its pace camouflages public crash outs. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camouflages
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the mom-of-four—who also shares son Luca, 14, with ex-husband Mike Comrie, as well as daughters Mae, 5, and Townes, 2, with Koma—traded her sparkly on-stage costumes for a white tank top and light gray sweatpants.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 July 2026
  • Zoe De La Paz began sewing costumes as a hobby in high school.
    Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • In the text, Athena disguises herself as Mentor to guide Telemachus on his journey to Sparta.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • In Homer’s Odyssey, Athena magically disguises Odysseus as an elderly man upon his return to Ithaca, rather than Odysseus simply dressing himself as a beggar.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • But that winning record masks the fact that this Argentina team has flirted with elimination on more than one occasion.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • On this day, four guests — clad in masks, snorkels, flippers, and dressed in all black to reduce the risk of being confused for a fish by the sharks — clung onto a safety line and watched as the silky sharks encircled them.
    Kate Waxman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • This conceals them in a way that’s visually cohesive with the rest of the outdoor space and looks intentional.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026
  • Advertisement Best of all is Deutch’s Gail, whose sunbeam demeanor barely conceals her flirty, mischievous side.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • The aggregate hides what exactly is falling and what might still be holding up.
    Victor Karpenko, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Freeland resembles Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, drawing back the curtain that hides the smoke machine when the Wizard of Oz is not a wizard at all, but a carnival illusionist distracting the population.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 22 July 2026

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“Camouflages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camouflages. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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