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cloaked 1 of 2

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

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 The rooftop footage was filmed at night, mostly by Abraham's co-director, Rachel Szor, and their interview subjects — 24 of them in total — are all cloaked in darkness. — Justin Chang, NPR, 2 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 Each piece sports crispy skin cloaked in a tantalizing sauce that pirouettes from tangy to sweet to sour. — Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloaked

Adjective

However, for many years, the appearance of the mysterious orbital cannon remained shrouded in mystery.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The deals remain shrouded in secrecy, records show, because they were signed under an unusual contracting method the Defense Department uses to fund experimental weapons — work A&M has never claimed to do.

— Aaron Davis, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of shrouded

Verb

When Sita begs Rama to follow a demon disguised as a beautiful golden deer, Rama draws a magical protective circle around the princess and instructs her to stay within the circle’s borders.

— Sohini Sarah Pillai, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
The 414-foot Lürssen wasn’t a floating palace like most of the world’s largest yachts before it, but an expedition ship disguised as a superyacht, complete with submarines, helipads, a drive-in marina, and research capabilities.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of disguised

Verb

This sonic machine—a pneumatic system operated by wind and air—is partially concealed inside walls.

— Thomas Patier, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2026
Villarreal Ortiz obtained permanent residence by falsely identifying his aunt, a naturalized American citizen, as his mother and later concealed that deception when applying for citizenship, prosecutors say.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of concealed

Adjective

Two masked teenagers who knocked on doors in New Castle County, Delaware, wearing tactical vests and carrying what appeared to be a rifle as part of a prank were charged Monday, police said.

— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Cameras in a Delaware neighborhood caught at least two masked men knocking on doors late Friday night, including one carrying an apparent rifle, police said.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of masked

Verb

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
In Tech Reviews Science Entertainment AI Policy If a data center is camouflaged in the woods, will anyone hate it?

— Justine Calma, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of camouflaged

Verb

Both of us gravitated toward the dot cake, vanilla cake and buttercream, entirely obscured by a psychedelic layer of rainbow sprinkles, an online phenomenon neither of us had tried.

— Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
The same repositioning also obscured the screws that hold the GPU brace’s mounting bracket.

— Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscured

Adjective

The balloting was marred by violence and irregularities, including a deadly shooting, a bomb blast and pre-shaded ballots that force delayed voting in dozens of precincts.

— Teresa Cerojano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, the town of Maluso on Basilan Island was put under the control of the Commission on Elections after pre-shaded ballots were found in 36 out of 68 precincts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of shaded

Verb

Other suites are even more striking, covered from head to toe in a flora wallpaper and bright, colorful custom furniture.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
Construction crews stripped the president's name from the exterior in June, but the front portico of the building has since been covered by a tarp, concealing most of its name.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026