cloaks 1 of 2

plural of cloak

cloaks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cloak

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cloaks
Noun
There, on opening night in August 1912, an audience in aigrettes and opera cloaks had watched, electrified, as Vaslav Nijinsky danced The Spectre of the Rose with the Ballets Russes. Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025 While invisibility cloaks are a gee-whiz application, metamaterials now offer real-world commercial applications such as new antenna technologies for mobile phones. IEEE Spectrum, 7 Dec. 2018
Verb
The new Crystalium edition cloaks that signature architecture in a black DLC case while layering in high craft. Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025 But the situation isn’t without innuendo — and a little drama — from Castellanos, who cloaks very little when asked a question from the media. Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloaks
Noun
  • The launch produced a bright, silver-white plume that changed into colorful veils as the sun illuminated the high exhaust at about 70-110 km (45-70 miles).
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Hidden within veils of gas and dust lies the brilliant heart of Messier 82 (M82), better known as the Cigar Galaxy.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hats, belts, gloves, tassels, sunglasses, capes, ties, pendants (the list goes on)—each offered a chance to highlight your own style.
    Minty Mellon, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Many came with matching tulle capes, some shrunken to cover just the arms, shoulders and neckline, others with billowing side trails.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of providing an actual document, the page disguises a malicious PowerShell command as a file path.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Because he’s too thoroughly canceled to show his real face on the field, Russ, whose father happens to do special effects makeup for a living, disguises himself with prosthetics, and Chad Powers is born.
    Judy Berman, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Target’s sale has discounts on thousands of storage furniture pieces, like this soft and roomy fleece bench with a lift-top and this cabinet that discreetly hides and deodorizes trash cans.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The haziness of the energy balance hides this brief imbalance, which allows the virtual particles to influence the real world.
    Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some wear kittles, white burial shrouds, to signify repentance, according to History.
    Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Smoke from western wildfires shrouds downtown buildings with the Cheyenne Mountain in the background on August 12 in Colorado Springs.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Nishijima brings his characteristic intensity to Kenji, a man whose academic arrogance masks deep insecurity and desperation.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The mirth masks a deeper, remarkable transformation.
    Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The interior of the bag conceals four roomy pouches for storing your toiletries, all of which contain leakproof PVC pockets to minimize the damage of spillage.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Dubbed Tonerbox, this compact fitness station features a sleek, minimal design that cleverly conceals a full, multi-functional gym.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In a more relaxed photo, Mamet and Jonigkeit are chilling in a bed, wearing plush white robes with their hair hidden under towels.
    Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Her bullish head was perched atop a majestically massive silhouette, and her clothes—Chinese robes and corduroy caftans—gave her a shamanic aura.
    Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Cloaks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloaks. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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