masked
2 of 2past tense of mask entry 2
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Adjective
The bank was held up by masked robbers.
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
Last year, Tyler Perry’s security team thwarted a group of masked intruders.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
Thompson was shot multiple times by a masked gunman, who then fled the scene on a bike.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The film revolves around a masked killer — yes, the mask is in the shape of a heart — who travels from city to city finding a couple to kill on Feb. 14.
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Adjective
City Council member Shahana Hanif, whose Brooklyn district includes the mosque, and the Democratic Socialists of America chapter of New York City, among others, also chimed in on social media to express their disgust with the masked man’s rhetoric.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
Last year, Tyler Perry’s security team thwarted a group of masked intruders.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
Thompson was shot multiple times by a masked gunman, who then fled the scene on a bike.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The film revolves around a masked killer — yes, the mask is in the shape of a heart — who travels from city to city finding a couple to kill on Feb. 14.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Masked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masked. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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masked
adjective
: marked by the use of masks
a masked ball
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