masqueraded

Definition of masqueradednext
past tense of masquerade

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masqueraded
Verb
  • Over the past several years, Maryland’s legislature has taken important steps to confront the growing threat posed by PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, to public health and the environment.
    Peter Blair, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Hailey Bieber posed in nothing but a sculptural firefly by Blumarine for Vogue Australia.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Other counterprotesters mockingly impersonated billionaires by donning crowns or top hats.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • That was clear 22 years ago when, at a postgame party celebrating the Pats’ AFC Championship Game victory over the Indianapolis Colts, Vrabel saw that Belichick had called me, seized my phone, impersonated my voice and asked a highly technical question about his alignment on a specific play.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Then, an experimenter presented the bonobo with two empty, transparent cups and pretended to pour juice from an empty pitcher into each cup.
    Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Korea’s Kim Seon-yeong and Sweden’s Isabella Wranå pretended their brooms were air guitars.
    Zack Pierce, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The UConn athletic department acted fast after coach Dan Hurley – and Georgetown coach Ed Cooley – commented on the lack of enthusiasm from the home crowd and some empty seats at men’s basketball games this season.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Advertisement White, who believes Stephen acted on impulse, is unequivocal about how his character feels in that moment.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Division 1 In the spirit of the Highlanders, Helix High School senior Delise Jartu played bagpipes in a Scottish outfit before the game.
    Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
  • His role, Reggie Porter Montgomery, was originally played by the late Chadwick Boseman — his future Black Panther costar — who was fired after just one week on set for criticizing Reggie's character arc for playing into racial stereotypes.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Masqueraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masqueraded. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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