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as in camouflaged
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
the federal agents masked their surveillance vehicle so that it looked like an ordinary moving van
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as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view
masked his real motives for wanting to see the house that was for sale
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as in disguised
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Recent Examples of masked
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
When the pandemic shut down wedding venues and public facilities in 2020, Nguyen arranged to use ticket booths at the Honda Center where masked lovers could tie the knot with officiants safely behind glass.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Al Weaver, The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025
If anything, his play over the years has masked just how much this team’s defensive structure has faded since Barry Trotz’s departure.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The modus operandi generally involved either scaring a convenience store owner and fleeing with thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes, like one such incident at a 7-Eleven in Walnut Creek where masked men stole $8,000 in tobacco products, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
When the pandemic shut down wedding venues and public facilities in 2020, Nguyen arranged to use ticket booths at the Honda Center where masked lovers could tie the knot with officiants safely behind glass.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
But that displeasure masked some signs of worry over whether walking into a shutdown is the best strategy for the party.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025
If anything, his play over the years has masked just how much this team’s defensive structure has faded since Barry Trotz’s departure.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masked
Verb
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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
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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
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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
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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 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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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
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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Millais covered her body with flowers that signify love, pain, innocence, and faithfulness.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened — or why she’s covered in her friends’ blood — Sarah is forced back to the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing companions.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Masked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masked. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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