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masque

noun

variants also mask

Definition of masque

as in masquerade

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Recent Examples of masque In conventional photolithography, an opaque mask blocks light from unwanted areas to create two-dimensional patterns. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026 Groups such as March and March cultivate a professional veneer to mask tactics that make life unlivable for migrants. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 July 2026 Instead of buying a single gadget like a massage gun or an LED mask, consumers now assemble stacks that combine hardware, apps and protocols. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026 How the Clinical Home Ecosystem Works Instead of buying single-use gadgets like an LED mask or a massage gun, buyers are now assembling a full home recovery lab. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for masque

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Noun

The yearly convention includes panel discussions, movie and television showings, an exhibitor hall, outdoor activations, a masquerade ball and more.

— Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
And the leak to USA TODAY provides further evidence of the group’s careful masquerade, Tischauser, the SPLC researcher said.

— Will Carless, USA Today, 4 June 2026

Definition of masquerade

Noun

The Stoned Climbers festival, which took place last week in the Zhytomyr region, is Ukraine’s biggest outdoors event combining climbing and live music.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
More than 250 creators showed up across official festival programming this year, the most in Cannes Lions history.

— Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of festival

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Delivery had been delayed as the city grappled with the tragedy, a small but unforgettable reminder that Atlanta’s celebration had changed overnight.

— Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
The whole thing, from the new series to the game nights themselves, even this evening’s celebrations, have the feeling of the late-1970s public access show TV Party, a loose, unpredictable New York salon helmed by Glenn O’Brien.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026

Definition of celebration

Noun

Among the attendees that evening were two lower-profile government officials whose regulatory decisions had been crucial to the future of the gala’s broadcast sponsor, CBS, and its parent company, Paramount.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
The next night at the Time 100 Sports gala, Hughes returned to the red carpet in a more traditional suit but explained the reason for his attire at the ESPYs.

— Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of gala

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Greenstein’s brother and sister conducted the ceremony, and at the reception, everyone sat at tables named for Italian directors and feasted on dishes like linguine with baby squid and soused trout by chef Antonino Cannavacciuolo.

— Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
After a promising reception to its initial public offering, the stock of Elon Musk's rocket company has steadily sunk.

— Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 15 July 2026

Definition of reception

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The event was born out of an inaugural summer fete known as the 2005 Intonation Music Festival, curated by Pitchfork Media.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
As far afield as Malaysia and Thailand, fans celebrated the singer’s big day with parties of their own – hosting bachelorette-style fetes in honor of Swift’s wedding.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of fete

Noun

Next to the sink — built flush with the countertop — is a NuTone Food Center, an appliance system introduced in the 1950s that operated up to 11 different interchangeable attachments such as a blender and mixer.

— Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
With the mixer running, gradually beat in the sugar to make a meringue with stiff and shiny peaks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026

Definition of mixer

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