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as in veil
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
his unexpected friendliness is just a mask, for he always has an ulterior motive
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as in to disguise
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
the federal agents masked their surveillance vehicle so that it looked like an ordinary moving van
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as in to conceal
to keep secret or shut off from view
masked his real motives for wanting to see the house that was for sale
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Recent Examples of mask
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
The esthetician recommended me to use a red light therapy mask two to three times a week after washing my face to reduce dark spots and hyperpigmentation.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 17 Feb. 2025
NBC News, 15 Feb. 2025
But these measures masked a more complex reality, argues Jason Furman in a new essay in Foreign Affairs.
—Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Out of the 90 people assembled onstage, four wore masks.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
The esthetician recommended me to use a red light therapy mask two to three times a week after washing my face to reduce dark spots and hyperpigmentation.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
During a brief choreographed appearance surrounded by armed and masked fighters, the trio expressed relief, hope and happiness while urging continued efforts to bring all captives home.
—NBC News, 15 Feb. 2025
But these measures masked a more complex reality, argues Jason Furman in a new essay in Foreign Affairs.
—Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mask
Noun
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The classic example would be a man impersonating an identical twin to sleep with his wife or, as in the infamous Revenge of the Nerds scene, stealing a jock’s mask during a costume party and sleeping with his girlfriend.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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For the second part of the performance, Smith did a costume change.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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Enter the grounds of any Anantara resort in southern Thailand and the real world slips away behind an emerald jungle veil.—
Jordan Riefe,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2025
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President Barack Obama famously negotiated a rapprochement with Cuba — later reversed by Mr. Trump — under a veil of secrecy.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Recognizing coercive control can be difficult, especially when it’s disguised as love or concern.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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This includes language about social justice, female empowerment and LGBTQ+ rights, and staffers have been encouraged to report anyone who attempts to disguise DEI efforts.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The fact this all plays out in real-time heightens that effect considerably, sweeping us up in the maelstrom of Hart’s bravado thanks to Hawke’s signature charm, even if it is undercut by something else barely concealed below the surface.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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Russia has to contend with a scenario where any shipping container in Ukraine – and there are tens of thousands - could potentially be concealing one of these systems.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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At times, the show subverts expectations, casting Salonga as the Into the Woods witch while Peters prances about in a red cloak as Little Red Riding Hood.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The announcement and teaser also comes after a New York Fashion Week runway collaboration with designer Christian Siriano, indicating that the desire to take back the red cloak is the theme for the end of The Handmaid’s Tale, which will be airing newly into President Trump’s second reelection.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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By Tuesday afternoon, the plane wreckage was barely recognizable, camouflaged against the ground by snow plastered across the frozen fuselage, its left wing crumpled and right wing missing.—
Andy Rose,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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Sometimes applying a furniture-grade oil over the whole surface can camouflage grease stains.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
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Sen both understood Oberon’s desire to hide a secret and recognized a trace of her South Asian accent.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Imani Randolph, a model and creator, recalls her mom’s upbringing in the Bronx where effort wasn’t hidden, it was celebrated.—
Daisy Maldonado,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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The launch shroud encasing the uncrewed Progress MS-30 (or Progress 91, as NASA refers to it) resupply spacecraft has been decorated with a logo commemorating the centennial of Pavel Belyayev's birth.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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The film, which operated under a hazy shroud after wrapping principal photography in the spring of 2023, underwent 22 days of additional photography in spring of 2024 on its way to its Feb. 14, 2025 release date in after several delays.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mask. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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