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as in camouflaging
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 concealing
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 disguising
Flores is excellent at scheming exotic blitzes and disguising pressure.
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Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Both partners commit to naming insecurities directly rather than disguising them as tests.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Applying coconut or walnut oil can go a long way towards disguising white scratches.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Shamos takes advantage of that urgency by disguising itself as help.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Was Barron there, but just really good at disguising his six-foot-seven frame?
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Russ then tries to resurrect his dreams by disguising himself as Chad Powers — a talented oddball who walks on to the struggling South Georgia Catfish team.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Norton has a proprietary protocol called Mimic that aims to bypass VPN-blocking technologies by disguising traffic as standard HTTPS.
—PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Scott said that the two carried out the affair without Erin knowing by disguising their intimate meetings as trips to the home improvement store Lowe's.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Both partners commit to naming insecurities directly rather than disguising them as tests.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Applying coconut or walnut oil can go a long way towards disguising white scratches.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Shamos takes advantage of that urgency by disguising itself as help.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Was Barron there, but just really good at disguising his six-foot-seven frame?
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Russ then tries to resurrect his dreams by disguising himself as Chad Powers — a talented oddball who walks on to the struggling South Georgia Catfish team.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Norton has a proprietary protocol called Mimic that aims to bypass VPN-blocking technologies by disguising traffic as standard HTTPS.
—PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Scott said that the two carried out the affair without Erin knowing by disguising their intimate meetings as trips to the home improvement store Lowe's.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disguising
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Defense camouflaging more blemishes than Revlon.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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For older water stains or for camouflaging other stains, Mock advises following a process that aims to blend the stain with the surrounding area, as lifting the stain entirely isn’t possible without discoloring the leather.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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Snelling is currently charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Snelling was charged with tampering with physical evidence, concealing the birth of an infant and abuse of a corpse.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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As an alliance grew between senators and financial powers, public figures began profiting from real-estate speculation, slave trading, and overseas plunder—while masking their involvement.—
Zephyr Teachout,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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The film has Lorraine Warren, using her psychic visions, uncovering that the spirits in the house are masking the demonic presence — one that’s tied to the mirror at the beginning of the film that is also seen in the series’ first film.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Johnson sat in the makeup chair for two hours undergoing a transformation process that resulted in the cauliflower ears, a specific browbone piece and other prosthetics, plus hiding his tattoos.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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Keep scrolling to shop the best deals on plush bedding and area rugs hiding in Amazon’s home department.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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From the famous slow-motion runs on the sand, to diving into crashing waves, to simulating mid-ocean rescues, Baywatch took a toll on the cast that also included Alexandra Paul, Gregory Alan Williams, Yasmine Bleeth, and Wendie Malick.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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These tools, often referred to as AI agents, analyze vast amounts of operational data in real time, simulating future conditions, identifying early warning signs, and recommending immediate fixes.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, this past weekend, reports emerged that two American military cargo jets deported people to Africa on flights that appear to have had their transponders turned off, preventing tracking by obscuring their locations from public flight databases and other nearby aircraft.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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Differential privacy introduces controlled noise or randomness to datasets, obscuring individual details while maintaining collective patterns.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Sep. 2025
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Rain is coming, penciled in for an hour or two from now, and a harsh British wind is flinging leaves off branches and cloaking the countryside with something that smells dungy and damp.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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Zero-knowledge proofs are frequently misunderstood as mere privacy tools, cloaking information behind cryptographic walls.—
Mirror Tang,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Welcome to Path to Playoff, the USA TODAY Sports newsletter covering all things college football and the chase for this year's national championship.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Turnstile bassist Franz Lyons can also be seen covering his eyes and running towards the back of the stage.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
28 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Disguising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disguising. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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