Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masquerading
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In the report, Patrick Schröder, a senior fellow at Chatham House, warned that rare-earth mining often involves the use of toxic chemicals to separate minerals from rock, posing serious risks to Greenland’s fragile Arctic ecosystem.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026 -
The Actor Awards nominee wore a vibrant yellow dress and cradled her belly while posing.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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Council members Bob Blumenfield and Eunisses Hernandez aim to maximize fines and fees for any individuals impersonating a federal, state or local law enforcement agent, as well as to ensure residents’ can rightfully request verifiable identification of masked, non-uniformed or unmarked individuals.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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He was robbed by a man impersonating a police officer and testified as a key witness at the trial, according to a media reports.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2025
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Parents reported that their children loved playing with the original Nékojita FuFu, pretending to fan their faces and blow-dry their hair.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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How naïve must Trump be to believe that Putin cares about Ukraine’s well-being after invading it, killing thousands of its people, kidnapping tens of thousands of Ukrainian children back to Russia, and continuing to bomb civilian apartment buildings while pretending to negotiate a peace deal?—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Jan. 2026
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Culkin was just four years old when his acting career began.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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In 2026, Elordi snagged two acting nominations at the Golden Globes, including Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role in Frankenstein.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The teen was playing basketball at the park when he was approached by a group of young adults, who asked the teen if he was affiliated with a gang and tried to start a fight, police said.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Guys were playing hard, everybody on that drive was doing their job, and getting guys down on the ground.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Masquerading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masquerading. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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