as in costume
clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else
the soldiers must wear protective jungle camouflage while on patrol
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as in to disguise
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
camouflaged the military camp as a native village
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Recent Examples of camouflage
Ryan French, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Conventional wisdom claims the bizarre camouflage pattern worked and helped turn the tide of Great War naval battles.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025
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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Noun
This decision was deliberate, to allow the domes to 'camouflage' into the surrounding green hills.
—Ryan French, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Conventional wisdom claims the bizarre camouflage pattern worked and helped turn the tide of Great War naval battles.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
The octopus, with dexterous arms and camouflaging abilities, excels at extracting prey from crevices and hiding spots, commonly using a technique called a web-over.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for camouflage
Noun
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Since arriving on Savile Row, the sons have worked with several high-profile costume designers on pieces for forthcoming productions.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Hire a really good costume designer and a really good art department.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, smugglers and bad actors are perpetually advancing their methods for disguising illicit goods, unsafe products and narcotics.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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However, alignment often feels top-down, like marching orders disguised as consensus.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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So, is the mask the true self, or is the man behind it?—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
26 Mar. 2025
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Skincare ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, Niacinamide, peptides, and salicylic acid also slowly found their way into shampoos, conditioners, exfoliants, tonics, and masks.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Immigration advocates, attorneys and civil litigators are warning against the normalization of federal agents concealing their faces while detaining nonviolent students.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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The real debate was, of course, little different — except that millions of Americans could now see in real time what Biden’s intimate associates had been concealing from them for many months.—
Fintan O’Toole,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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And in its current guise, the RS E-Tron GT Performance delivers.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2025
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After almost a decade out of the game, cult smartwatch brand Pebble has returned with a duo of watches, and under a new brand guise, Core Devices.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The shooter behind the 2023 Nashville elementary school attack that killed six people, including three children, had been obsessively planning it for years while hiding mental health issues from family and doctors, a police report released Wednesday reveals.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2025
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Because the kitchen is visible from the living and dining areas, Allison downplayed the utilitarian stuff, tucking the stainless-steel refrigerator behind a wall and hiding the range behind the island.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Camouflage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camouflage. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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