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adjective

as in shrouded

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cloaked

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verb

past tense of cloak

as in disguised

to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity the outlaw nation had cloaked its chemical weapons plant as a fertilizer factory

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as in concealed

to keep secret or shut off from view cloaked their military maneuvers from the outside world

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Recent Examples of cloaked

Adjective

Vikings Hall of Famer John Randle equated Ryan to the person, cloaked head to foot in soot, who shovels coal into a train engine without the passengers ever seeing his face. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026 The scene opened with a cloaked figure trudging through dark city streets as ominous holiday tunes emanate from the surrounding businesses. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 July 2026 While the interior of the cloaked region remained at a safe, uniform temperature, protected from external extremes. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026 None of this would’ve been possible without Lively and Baldoni, adversaries whose spite and resources compelled them to continue to pursue litigation when just about everyone else in their positions would have quickly settled in the cloaked realm of arbitration. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026 Suddenly a cloaked figure appears, and the audience, dressed to the nines in black, white and silver formal attire, is moving again, swept down an escalator and launched into a new scene. — Abraham Swee, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 Other guests remain cloaked in mystery, which suited the experience fine. — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026 The new character, also called Six Ravens, will sometimes be portrayed as a black bird and other times as a mysterious, cloaked woman with a raven mask. — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026 So, who was that cloaked figure? — People Staff, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025

Verb

Even the dystopian risk factors, which are dazzling even cloaked in legalese, are a Rorschach test; AI that is powerful enough to kill us all is powerful enough to capture huge economics. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Today, his hair cropped shorter and greying, Ingalbee notes that many of those towering, old growth trees, their bark cloaked in moss, have burned in recent wildfires. — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026 This rainy, lightning-laden Saturday, though, offered a true mapping of the fault lines cloaked by Florida’s wins. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 Penne with Lentils and Feta Hearty and wholesome, this picnic pasta salad is loaded with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, lentils, salty cheese, and parsley, all cloaked in a light and bright red wine vinaigrette. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 17 Sep. 2026 This wasn’t a real protection strategy; this was a symbolic update cloaked in the appearance of safety that ultimately breeds cynicism toward the brand. — Titania Jordan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The Falcon 9 rose into blue morning skies — something of a rarity for California's central coast, which is often cloaked in fog. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Sep. 2026 My main takeaway from Capps’s course was that the New Religious Right was not a spiritual revival but a political machine, one that cloaked its ambitions in scripture and wielded faith for partisan ends. — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026 News of his death, and its circumstances, has been cloaked in journalistic language that implies suicide, emulating the opacity of suicide itself. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloaked

Adjective

Now, despite the economic benefits — considerable tax revenue, money for schools, numerous construction jobs and a smaller number of permanent jobs — no one seems to want a computing campus in their backyard, especially one shrouded in secrecy.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
To this day, the actual reason for McMullen’s departure remains shrouded in secrecy.

— Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of shrouded

Verb

Identities are concealed and participants often act as a group, sometimes attacking symbols of capitalism such as luxury stores.

— Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Iran also concealed information about its past nuclear weapons activities and subsequently violated the agreement's nuclear restrictions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of concealed

Adjective

The attack comes amid several recent violent incidents in the iconic park, including an incident a week earlier where a woman was beaten and robbed of her AirPods and other items by a trio of masked crooks.

— Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
Earlier this month, a group of masked men stole about five pallets of beef from a tractor-trailer in Northeast Philadelphia.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of masked

Verb

Definitely go for a dip, preferably at night under the impossibly starry sky, in one of the onsen pools camouflaged into the Japanese rock garden.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Rather than always keeping her baby bumps concealed or camouflaged, the hitmaker embraced bold colors and cutouts that made her belly a focal point.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of camouflaged

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The Barnes & Noble—a wide, flat building in gray brick—was obscured by an enormous construction crane.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
What resonated most for me, though, was witnessing conversations where depth of understanding unveiled perspectives previously obscured.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscured

Adjective

He’s taken this this guy from a wide-eyed kid to somewhat of a shaded, grizzled veteran.

— Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
Aviation and space exhibits offer plenty for families, but the building’s strongest moments are singular — while Expo Park still lacks the shaded pedestrian links that could connect its cultural institutions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of shaded

Verb

Keep your fruit bowl covered and balcony doors closed—or risk bartering half a banana for your MacBook.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Their experiments covered micro-LED diameters ranging from 100 micrometers down to just 2 micrometers.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026