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as in camouflaged
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 concealed
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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as in cloaked
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Recent Examples of disguised
Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Our children and grandchildren will also likely face these same disguised attempts for decades to come—if there is anything left to protect, that is.
—Ryan Gellert, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Listen for faint buzzing or clicks that might come from disguised devices.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
From the start, though, they are treated with barely disguised hostility.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Goodwin claimed Reid was disguised as a delivery driver for Deliveroo, a British online food delivery company, and traveled on an e-bike during all three shootings, the outlet reported.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
What looks like volatility is actually opportunity disguised.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
His director, Michael Waldron, is disguised along with the rest of the crew as a member of Georgia’s football staff on the sidelines, praying that their brief shot at this scene works.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The suspect also appeared on surveillance video disguised in sunglasses and a baseball cap, Rogers noted.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
After years of being haunted by his past, Holliday hatches a plan to redeem his failing career by walking on to another football team disguised as an oddball named Chad Powers.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
The show, which premiered Parsons’ episode Thursday, features players interacting with fans while disguised.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
When clicked, the ads lead to GitHub pages that install versions of Atomic that are disguised as the official software being falsely advertised.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Wilcox’s defenses have multiple fronts using four and three down linemen, stemming on the same play and disguised coverages.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Our children and grandchildren will also likely face these same disguised attempts for decades to come—if there is anything left to protect, that is.
—Ryan Gellert, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Listen for faint buzzing or clicks that might come from disguised devices.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
From the start, though, they are treated with barely disguised hostility.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
For an artist who now owns her entire catalog, the track lands like a victory lap disguised as a reckoning.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Goodwin claimed Reid was disguised as a delivery driver for Deliveroo, a British online food delivery company, and traveled on an e-bike during all three shootings, the outlet reported.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
What looks like volatility is actually opportunity disguised.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
His director, Michael Waldron, is disguised along with the rest of the crew as a member of Georgia’s football staff on the sidelines, praying that their brief shot at this scene works.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The suspect also appeared on surveillance video disguised in sunglasses and a baseball cap, Rogers noted.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
After years of being haunted by his past, Holliday hatches a plan to redeem his failing career by walking on to another football team disguised as an oddball named Chad Powers.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
The show, which premiered Parsons’ episode Thursday, features players interacting with fans while disguised.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
When clicked, the ads lead to GitHub pages that install versions of Atomic that are disguised as the official software being falsely advertised.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disguised
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Explosive devices can be unpredictable, easily triggered, hard to detect or camouflaged.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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The defendants concealed the cash receipts from an accountant, who prepared their taxes, which led to the fraudulent omission of more than $17 million in gross sales from tax returns filed with the IRS.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The family travelled north from Central America for weeks, crossing rivers by night and riding concealed in smugglers’ trucks.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Throughout a two-hour concert with a 41-song setlist, The Weeknd transformed the 69,000-person venue into an apocalyptic land in the ruins of a city inhabited by cloaked figures.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
13 Aug. 2025
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Nikitović took inspiration from old Westerns to dress Hart, wanting to introduce him like a mysterious, cloaked cowboy emerging from the desert.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The former Macy’s store has remained as-is, with the portion of the building that opens to the project’s central spine masked by an exterior facade.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Maybe the 3-0 start masked the truth of this team, and Sunday was a heavy dose of reality.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When opinions overtake data, the path forward becomes shrouded in darkness, and the future becomes uncertain.—
Sheldon Jacobson,
Twin Cities,
25 Sep. 2025
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But amid the hype around European defense, Muirhead conceded that the exit trajectory for many startups in the sector remains shrouded in uncertainty.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The other names on the list were obscured, leading to widespread fan speculation about his future opponents.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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Those numbers didn't make headlines and, some experts fear, were obscured by the death toll.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to yards of open grassy areas for Pickles and Franklin to roam freely, there is a pool, sauna, pickleball court, outdoor kitchen, and lots of shaded or umbrella-covered seating.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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On the shaded side of Rio Vista’s Main Street, where the road climbs away from the Sacramento River, sits Foster’s Bighorn, the bar and restaurant that has occupied this spot for 90 years.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The odds and rankings are based on historical and recent team performances and the competition in its entirety is simulated 10,000 times to produce a final projection for each side.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The scene on a lower floor of an Overland Park office building simulated the investigation of an explosion as part of a two-day training event organized by the FBI’s Kansas City office with an eye toward readiness for the World Cup in 2026.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Disguised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disguised. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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