Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masquerading
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North Texas could see severe storms Wednesday night into Thursday morning, with wind and hail posing the greatest risk.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026 -
In one photo, Heming Willis could be seen posing at a table with her two daughters, Evelyn and Mabe.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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Scammers who are impersonating Amazon also often claim that there are issues with an order or other problems, too.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Last year, the FBI warned of an AI scam impersonating top officials, while the use of AI in music continues to be a point of contention.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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And in Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Hurt played one of the New York socialites who falls into the web of deceit created by a charismatic young man (Will Smith) pretending to be the son of Sidney Poitier.—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Mar. 2026
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But requiring all 3- or 4-year-olds to participate in a public preschool program or pretending that child care will produce better outcomes for all children doesn’t hold up to the data.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Justice Department, which is ultimately responsible for bringing criminal cases of insider trading, is acting, all too often, as an arm of the White House.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Annual middle-class income requirements are high, ranging from $80,000–$90,000 for a single adult to over $130,000 for families, with housing and childcare acting as primary cost drivers.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Cubs went from playing in 100-plus degree weather for over a week in Arizona to wind chills in the upper 20s on Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field in their 6-2 win over the Angels.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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These are the public spaces that guests mill about in—sipping a berry cooler at the long bar, enjoying a glass of malbec and a read by the stove, or playing monopoly at the communal table.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Masquerading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masquerading. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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