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as in disguising
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 concealing
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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Recent Examples of masking
Illinois should follow that lead rather than masking weak outcomes with lower benchmarks.
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Bruce Rauner, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Coleman will play Cheyenne Barnes, a fiercely confident hairstylist whose bold sexuality and razor-sharp wit command attention, masking the emotional scars she’s carried for years.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
Treasury officials said the firms played critical roles in supplying components and technical expertise to Iran’s missile and drone programs while masking their activities through complex corporate structures.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Ozlo Sleepbuds take a different approach by combining comfort-first hardware with advanced noise-masking technology and genuinely useful insights.
—Rachel Feltman, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2025
Part of the reason the district has been able to stave off financial hardship was because of an infusion of funding to schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, masking an existing structural deficit and delaying the necessary actions taken to address it, the report says.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Those masking in the morning should follow up with their face serums and daytime face moisturizer or tinted moisturizer with SPF.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
Celebrity facialist Joanna Czech is also a fan of the extra icy step—particularly when masking.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2025
The rye character is certainly present, with notes of black pepper, fruit, and vanilla bean on the palate, and the sherry cask finish brings new flavors to the experience without masking the whiskey’s core character.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2025
Bruce Rauner, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Coleman will play Cheyenne Barnes, a fiercely confident hairstylist whose bold sexuality and razor-sharp wit command attention, masking the emotional scars she’s carried for years.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
Treasury officials said the firms played critical roles in supplying components and technical expertise to Iran’s missile and drone programs while masking their activities through complex corporate structures.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Ozlo Sleepbuds take a different approach by combining comfort-first hardware with advanced noise-masking technology and genuinely useful insights.
—Rachel Feltman, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2025
Part of the reason the district has been able to stave off financial hardship was because of an infusion of funding to schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, masking an existing structural deficit and delaying the necessary actions taken to address it, the report says.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Those masking in the morning should follow up with their face serums and daytime face moisturizer or tinted moisturizer with SPF.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
Celebrity facialist Joanna Czech is also a fan of the extra icy step—particularly when masking.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2025
The rye character is certainly present, with notes of black pepper, fruit, and vanilla bean on the palate, and the sherry cask finish brings new flavors to the experience without masking the whiskey’s core character.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masking
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No sleek wood box disguising it.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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Orphaned as a teenager in an impoverished fishing village in Kent, Ishmaelle takes to the seas, disguising herself as a boy to do so.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Low was fined $106,000 for concealing payments between his tech nonprofit and actor Alec Baldwin.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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You're required to disclose all assets, income sources and recent financial transactions during the bankruptcy process, and attempting to transfer property to friends or family before filing, concealing income or lying on your bankruptcy petition can have big repercussions.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The tint is sheer and subtle but makes a noticeable difference in evening out skin tone and camouflaging discoloration.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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The clip also showed soldiers camouflaging vehicles with green netting and raising a flag at an airbase in eastern Belarus, close to the Russian border.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Dec. 2025
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With the program and song texts only available to download on the cellphone, the audience was left in the dark without texts and, with amplification obscuring diction, not knowing what’s what.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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For about 2 minutes and 20 seconds, observers in a remote part of Antarctica will witness this rare phenomenon, with the moon obscuring 96% of the sun.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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Right now, the overstock outlet is hiding miracle-working gardening tools, like this $4 gardening hoe and a $7 weed puller.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2026
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Even the front door had been hiding back there for who knows how long, just waiting to be salvaged.—
Gina Mayfield,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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First District Legislator Manny Abarca is sponsoring a piece of legislation calling for law enforcement officers in Jackson County — including federal immigration officers — to be prohibited from covering their faces or badges while on the job.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2026
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Jackson Thompson is a sports reporter for Fox News Digital covering critical political and cultural issues in sports, with an investigative lens.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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There’s plenty to like about both veteran pitchers and reason to believe that competing in a home run-suppressing environment will allow their attributes to play up.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Foulk argued Barrett was suppressing evidence by preventing the state from presenting certain tax returns and Illinois Department of Revenue testimony.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Masking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masking. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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