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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
Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Its own take on the genre is breezy and mostly low-stakes; even the deadly shootout that opens the pilot is prefaced by some fizzy, funny banter over whether a hockey mask disguise reads more Heat or Friday the 13th.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Rachel Scott, ABC News, 15 June 2025
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Colorado’s children deserve better than budget cuts disguised as efficiency.
—Tj Hutchinson, Denver Post, 14 June 2025
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Noun
Entamoeba histolytica has the unusual ability to kill human cells and then wear them as a disguise to escape the immune defenses.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Its own take on the genre is breezy and mostly low-stakes; even the deadly shootout that opens the pilot is prefaced by some fizzy, funny banter over whether a hockey mask disguise reads more Heat or Friday the 13th.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
Authorities say a masked gunman disguised as a police officer shot and killed Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, a former speaker of the state House, and her husband Mark, and wounded a state senator and his wife early Saturday.
—Rachel Scott, ABC News, 15 June 2025
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Colorado’s children deserve better than budget cuts disguised as efficiency.
—Tj Hutchinson, Denver Post, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disguise
Noun
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Other Tonys went to the show’s director, choreographer, orchestrating team and its scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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The costume designer is Tilly Grimes, whom Goldstein has worked with before.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2025
Noun
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What’s uncontested is that evolution in any guise has surprises in store.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 June 2025
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Many of Mulaney’s friends — including Kroll, Seth Meyers and others from Mulaney’s inner circle — convinced him to come under the guise of a college friend’s dinner.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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For most pet parents, design choices meant to accommodate their furry (or feathered, or scaled) friends are relatively simple ones: choosing performance materials that can withstand chewing, clawing and general-purpose romping, and color palettes that camouflage fur.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 June 2025
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Hovering around it all is the pending debut of the park’s latest attraction: the Indominus rex, a dinosaur genetically engineered from other dinos’ DNA by Dr. Henry Wu (B.D. Wong), and which can both camouflage itself and mask its heat signature.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Iconic pin-up Jayne Mansfield has an affair in the midst of her separation from Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay and conceals it from the world, returning to Hargitay, who welcomes the baby as his own and continues to raise when Mansfield tragically dies in a car accident at only 34 years old.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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In France’s top division, Ligue 1, two high profile players were recently given bans for concealing the anti-homophobia badge on their club’s shirts.—
Hannah Ryan,
CNN Money,
27 June 2025
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Rounding out the trio is the Circadian Cream Overnight Collagen Seal ($135), a rich overnight mask that doesn’t fully absorb—by design—so skin wakes up still visibly moisturized and refreshed.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The video shows three individuals in plain clothes, two of whom were wearing masks and badges on lanyards, attempting to guide Vargas into an unmarked Honda Accord.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Inspired by the lines and craftsmanship of the original arcades, its bold geometric facade and sweeping interiors host a John Lewis department store, serving as a modern counterpart to the grandeur of its Victorian neighbor.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Prioritize window placement early by considering exterior style, symmetry, and scale to ensure the facade feels balanced and visually pleasing.—
Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin,
Southern Living,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Transparency is another issue: Pricing for procedures varies wildly and is often hidden until the bill arrives.—
Paulina Wierzbicka,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The first iteration of Somni opened in 2018 inside the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, a restaurant hidden inside of José Andrés’s Bazaar, but closed in 2020 as a pandemic casualty.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Her work whispers, glimmers, and unsettles—not to obscure the past, but to seed something new from its soil.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Norris says the location is an especially difficult terrain to conduct a search in because the trees and shrubbery can obscure the view of where bullets are coming from.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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“Disguise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disguise. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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