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as in veils
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
his unexpected friendliness is just a mask, for he always has an ulterior motive
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as in disguises
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 hides
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 masks
Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
This amorphous network of political content feels like a 2020s TikTokified incarnation of what Joshua Citarella mapped out in his book Politigram and the Post-left, tracking ideological microcultures that are more like kids trying on masks.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
However, no weapons are allowed and masks are only allowed in The Venue.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Stone, who had a viral interaction with the Morning Show star, 56, at the 2024 Golden Globes, tells PEOPLE the Aniston masks were all Lanthimos' idea.
—Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
After Fuller drives home to her palatial estate, two strangers in masks emerge from the bushes.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Digging down, just 37 percent have confidence in ICE, 73 percent believe that ICE agents should have to wear uniforms to identify themselves and 63 percent oppose those agents’ use of masks to hide their identities.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
There were African masks and classical bronze busts, a vintage foosball table, and an impressive assortment of orange Hermès boxes, which Saft purchased for twelve hundred dollars in Palm Springs and uses to pep up closets at his fancier properties.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Keep your vision, but let go of the masks.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
Ascend Agency, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
But this boom masks a deep divide.
—Erin Hogeboom, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
Nishijima brings his characteristic intensity to Kenji, a man whose academic arrogance masks deep insecurity and desperation.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
The mirth masks a deeper, remarkable transformation.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
That average fee, however, masks a wide variation.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
The humor barely masks his fear.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Coel gets her moments to assert her character, a smooth operator who masks a surprising sentimental streak.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
What is framed as independence often masks a deeper vulnerability.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
That's why Season of the Witch gives us a different hero (a doctor played by Tom Atkins), a new villain (Dan O'Herlihy), and a wild plot involving costume masks that offer deadly tricks and no treats to those who wear them.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
This amorphous network of political content feels like a 2020s TikTokified incarnation of what Joshua Citarella mapped out in his book Politigram and the Post-left, tracking ideological microcultures that are more like kids trying on masks.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
However, no weapons are allowed and masks are only allowed in The Venue.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Stone, who had a viral interaction with the Morning Show star, 56, at the 2024 Golden Globes, tells PEOPLE the Aniston masks were all Lanthimos' idea.
—Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
After Fuller drives home to her palatial estate, two strangers in masks emerge from the bushes.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Digging down, just 37 percent have confidence in ICE, 73 percent believe that ICE agents should have to wear uniforms to identify themselves and 63 percent oppose those agents’ use of masks to hide their identities.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
There were African masks and classical bronze busts, a vintage foosball table, and an impressive assortment of orange Hermès boxes, which Saft purchased for twelve hundred dollars in Palm Springs and uses to pep up closets at his fancier properties.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Keep your vision, but let go of the masks.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
This masks a deeper truth about modern traveler behavior and market dynamics.
—Ascend Agency, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
But this boom masks a deep divide.
—Erin Hogeboom, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
Nishijima brings his characteristic intensity to Kenji, a man whose academic arrogance masks deep insecurity and desperation.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
The mirth masks a deeper, remarkable transformation.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
That average fee, however, masks a wide variation.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
The humor barely masks his fear.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Coel gets her moments to assert her character, a smooth operator who masks a surprising sentimental streak.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
What is framed as independence often masks a deeper vulnerability.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masks
Noun
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Kids and adults can have a fun time dressing up and making costumes from scratch.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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Supporters say the inflatable costumes draw attention without violence.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Lady Jessica, a member of the powerful Bene Gesserit sisterhood, is often seen in veils and face coverings.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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The launch produced a bright, silver-white plume that changed into colorful veils as the sun illuminated the high exhaust at about 70-110 km (45-70 miles).—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In Chad Powers, new episodes available to stream Tuesdays on Hulu, Powell plays hotshot quarterback Russ Holliday, who disguises himself as the titular football player to join a new team after tanking his own college career.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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His tryout didn't go great — but the bit did spawn an entirely new series starring Powell as a disgraced former college football star who disguises himself with prosthetics and joins the South Georgia Catfish football team.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Incarceration often hides in plain sight.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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The scene from Badlands hangs over the songwriting like a dark cloud; Spacek’s bedroom in the scene looks quite a bit like the bedroom in which the young Springsteen hides from his own angry father.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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My freshman-year college roommate brought an entire underbed storage tub full of medieval costumes (multiple petticoats and cloaks).—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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There, on opening night in August 1912, an audience in aigrettes and opera cloaks had watched, electrified, as Vaslav Nijinsky danced The Spectre of the Rose with the Ballets Russes.—
Leslie Camhi,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Such mismatched windows can be a sign that an interior wall conceals unused space or that a room has been sealed off during renovations.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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Thick and fast-growing, the greenery conceals a chain-link fence that helps with crowd control between the stands and field.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That’s because cutting-edge encryption shrouds information behind mathematical problems (such as factoring enormous numbers) that are conjectured to be unsolvable in any practical amount of time.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
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Some wear kittles, white burial shrouds, to signify repentance, according to History.—
Krys'tal Griffin,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For the next few minutes, the tree obscures at least one of the men.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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Including these deaths is important, experts told me, because leaving them out obscures the true cost of war.—
Lydia Polgreen,
Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Masks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masks. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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