as in disguising
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 camouflaging
In their nine years working together, the decorators have developed their own sleight of hand, cleverly camouflaging pragmatic choices as strictly aesthetic ones.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
Defense camouflaging more blemishes than Revlon.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
Defense camouflaging more blemishes than Revlon.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camouflaging
Verb
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On disguising combination moves behind an initial setup.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Flores is excellent at scheming exotic blitzes and disguising pressure.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Snelling is currently charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Snelling was charged with tampering with physical evidence, concealing the birth of an infant and abuse of a corpse.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In their 11 matches in all competitions, Arne Slot’s side have scored eight goals in the 83rd minute or later, with those late strikes keeping results on track but masking defensive deficiencies and a lack of coherence, at times, in attack.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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For decades, regenerative medicine has held the promise of repairing the body at its deepest level — not simply masking symptoms, but addressing the root causes of decline, injury, and disease.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Johnson sat in the makeup chair for two hours undergoing a transformation process that resulted in the cauliflower ears, a specific browbone piece and other prosthetics, plus hiding his tattoos.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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Keep scrolling to shop the best deals on plush bedding and area rugs hiding in Amazon’s home department.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Camouflaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camouflaging. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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