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as in costume
clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else
Mardi Gras revelers dressed in a colorful array of outlandish disguises
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as in guise
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
somehow, he managed to put on a disguise of happiness as he watched his secret crush marry someone else
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as in to camouflage
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists
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as in to conceal
to keep secret or shut off from view
that investigative reporter usually does a good job of disguising her true motives for interviewing a person
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Recent Examples of disguise
Anna Earl,
Parents,
11 June 2026
Powell also uses a disguise, including prosthetics, in his Hulu comedy series Chad Powers.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
18 June 2026
These are business decisions disguised as technical ones.
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Alessio Alionco,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Noun
Look out for snacks that are basically dessert in disguise, Rissetto says.
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Anna Earl,
Parents,
11 June 2026
Powell also uses a disguise, including prosthetics, in his Hulu comedy series Chad Powers.
—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
Verb
The government no longer even bothers to disguise itself as a democracy.
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Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
18 June 2026
These are business decisions disguised as technical ones.
—
Alessio Alionco,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disguise
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News how his costume took a toll on his body.
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In one photo, Affleck holds a young Seraphina in a baby carrier while holding hands with Violet, and in another, Affleck wears a Batman costume while holding son Samuel.
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The business owners argue that they’ve been denied leases in Westport for racially discriminatory reasons under the guise of improving public safety.
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Footballing success, in differing guises, came a long time ago.
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Greene also says using braiding hair or extensions that match your natural texture can help camouflage inevitable frizz.
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This singular cornrow look, though, tends to camouflage hair thinness.
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The defendants and their co-conspirators—which included tax, accounting and financial industry professionals, and law firms—worked to design, implement and defend the tax shelter transactions in ways intended to conceal the true facts and circumstances of the transactions from the IRS.
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One of the defendants, Daniel Sanchez Estrada, was convicted of corruptly concealing a document and conspiracy to conceal documents.
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In video shared by the outlet, Stewart grips surfaces for support while singing before motioning to a crew member, who brings over an oxygen tank and places the mask over his nose and mouth.
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The smoke from a Boyle Heights warehouse fire had spread into every crevice and corner of the facility, inescapable despite the masks handed out to staff.
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Local Law 11 façade inspections will be required every six years, instead of five, and buildings that are in good shape can perform them with drones and cameras instead of workers dangling from the roof.
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With facades facing Seventh Avenue, 498 and 500 Seventh Avenue promised a future for America’s fashion capitol and over time, helped chart the success of Norman Norell, Bill Blass, Donna Karan and Ralph Lauren, among others.
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In fact, some are doing little to hide their skepticism – and, in some cases, outright frustration – with the memorandum of understanding, which White House officials hope to spin into a more lasting peace agreement and nuclear accord.
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The script hides serious moral and ethical conversations about fame, political violence, and powerful institutions amongst jokes about hashbrowns.
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The irony is a bit hard to ignore — the very environment being modified to protect or maintain beaches was simultaneously obscuring the ecological processes happening just offshore.
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And what’s a novelist but a fence, furnishing imaginary scenes with choice pieces of reality while obscuring their provenance?
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“Disguise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disguise. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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