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as in veils
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
the cloak of mystery that surrounds the royal family
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as in capes
a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back
threw a cloak around his shoulders
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as in disguises
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 hides
to keep secret or shut off from view
cloaked their military maneuvers from the outside world
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Recent Examples of cloaks
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Priests with brown cloaks and long hoods walked through it.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
The night pairs episode viewings with a playful dress code that encourages tartan, plaid, dramatic cloaks, and tongue-in-cheek nods to the show’s aesthetic.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Women in black cloaks with their faces and hands covered in line with their religious faith waited in the rain for limited amounts of food to be dispersed.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
The campaign included guerrilla marketing tactics throughout Seoul, with individuals in black cloaks branded with the album logo appearing in districts like Gangnam, Seongsu, and Hongdae.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Partnership and teamwork can be real deals or can be cloaks for non-contributors if someone doesn’t see their pattern.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Partnership and teamwork can be real deal or can be cloaks for non-contributors if someone doesn’t see their pattern.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2026
Optical metastructures, which include metalenses, can manipulate light in a variety of ways, resulting in devices like invisibility cloaks that can bend light around objects from light.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2025
Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
While Tabouret’s work cloaks you in luminous hues, Jospin uses color much more sparingly.
—Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
But this is a production that tends to let the eye wander toward a horizon line, and which cloaks its actors, in Adam Honoré and Donald Holder’s lighting design, in shades of purple and orange as their voices echo across the stage.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
The brand, first launched in 2018, has featured a limited edition Minecraft Dungeons collaboration (with Microsoft and Mojang) for cloaks and hoodies, and Five Nights at Freddy’s wearable blankets and winter jackets.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Priests with brown cloaks and long hoods walked through it.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
The night pairs episode viewings with a playful dress code that encourages tartan, plaid, dramatic cloaks, and tongue-in-cheek nods to the show’s aesthetic.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Women in black cloaks with their faces and hands covered in line with their religious faith waited in the rain for limited amounts of food to be dispersed.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
The campaign included guerrilla marketing tactics throughout Seoul, with individuals in black cloaks branded with the album logo appearing in districts like Gangnam, Seongsu, and Hongdae.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Partnership and teamwork can be real deals or can be cloaks for non-contributors if someone doesn’t see their pattern.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Partnership and teamwork can be real deal or can be cloaks for non-contributors if someone doesn’t see their pattern.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2026
Optical metastructures, which include metalenses, can manipulate light in a variety of ways, resulting in devices like invisibility cloaks that can bend light around objects from light.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
What image could be more apt for Fournier’s collection, which cloaks the everyday inside defamiliarizing forms, discovering in the severest subjects a counterintuitive reservoir of play?
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
While Tabouret’s work cloaks you in luminous hues, Jospin uses color much more sparingly.
—Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
But this is a production that tends to let the eye wander toward a horizon line, and which cloaks its actors, in Adam Honoré and Donald Holder’s lighting design, in shades of purple and orange as their voices echo across the stage.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
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
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Newspaper archives show couples wearing their finest attire, brides wearing veils cascading down their full-length gowns and others wearing red or pink in a nod to Valentine’s Day.—
Melissa Renteria,
San Antonio Express-News,
8 Feb. 2026
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On March 12, 2003, someone called 911 to report people walking along a highway in Sandy, Utah, near Salt Lake City in long, white robes and veils, just like the pictures broadcast on America’s Most Wanted.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Blankets, shawls and capes were everywhere, as if the runways themselves needed bundling up.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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And floor-length taffeta capes.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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But Rosina has also caught the eye of the wealthy bachelor Count Almaviva, who disguises himself as a poor student to serenade Rosina from the street outside Bartolo’s home in Seville.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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This approach disguises the fact that your primary bedroom has two mattresses in it, while bringing in a dash of luxury.—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Many shoppers assume the shine hides spoilage or adds chemicals.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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There’s Manny, Zitzs and EZ, who has a way with the girls; Izzy, an abused boy who hides his family’s secrets, and Gloria, as good at sports as the boys and so fierce nobody teases her little sister about her stutter.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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The 54 unidentified bodies were laid carefully in a long line of white shrouds as Palestinians gathered around the grave site.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
25 Oct. 2025
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That’s because cutting-edge encryption shrouds information behind mathematical problems (such as factoring enormous numbers) that are conjectured to be unsolvable in any practical amount of time.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The house, built around 1849, is 23 feet wide and about 5,600 square feet with original details like pocket doors, crown moldings, fireplace mantles, and hardwood floors.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
4 Dec. 2025
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Admire the Queen Anne and Italianate architecture, including original staircases, fireplace mantles and woodwork, and see these homes bedecked in their best holiday finery.—
Rasputin Todd,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Giddey purchased the home using an opaque land trust that masks his ownership.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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But that strength masks ongoing weakness among consumers and the property sector.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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From Callum Turner‘s cheekbones and Fanning’s wide eyes to Keough’s legs and Lukas Gage’s curls, beauty strikes at every turn, yet barely conceals the barbs and thorns such looks envelop here.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2026
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The portrait of a woman who represses and conceals a rape struck a chord as the #MeToo movement took off and put Trobisch on the map.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Cloaks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloaks. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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