masquerading

Definition of masqueradingnext
present participle of masquerade

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Years later, a photo from that day emerged after Georgia beat Portugal at the 2024 European Championship in Germany — a pre-teen Kvaratskhelia, craning to be seen, posing alongside his hero.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • The industry has been well aware of the risks of the types of chemical accidents that can lead to a thermal runaway reaction, posing the risk of an explosion.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Two of their supporters were so desperate to be at the game away to Crystal Palace yesterday that they were arrested on suspicion of impersonating stewards (nice try).
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • Clinton Wayne Nelan, 33, of Elkins, who was arrested Sunday, is charged with misuse of a local emergency telephone system and impersonating a law enforcement officer, according to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • Instead of pretending to be doctors attempting to remove body parts from a patient, however, Unethical Hoops players act as members of an opposing basketball team trying to take the ball from a cartoon character who very much resembles Gilgeous-Alexander.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Some owners show their mettle for a spell, then find adequate reason to knuckle under; others have no intention of even pretending to do what is hard or what is right.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • The president acting alone can’t change that.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 May 2026
  • That’s why the original voices of legacy filmmakers are worth protecting, even when some of that group’s AI advocates seem hell-bent on acting against the industry’s long-term best interests.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • Like Van Ness, Morgan is a former first-round pick who hasn’t yet lived up to that billing but has a chance to do so this season while playing the most pivotal role of his career so far.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • For the first time in nearly two decades, the Eagle Rock softball team will be playing in a CIF LA City Section title game.
    Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 28 May 2026
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“Masquerading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masquerading. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.

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