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
Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
With windswept hair, a $50 camouflage jacket and sporty backpack, Princess Charlotte beamed into her mother’s iPhone camera during a family hike in Cumbria in northwest England earlier this year.
—Monique Jessen, People.com, 8 May 2025
Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 20 May 2025
The benefit of hindsight, however, camouflages the prevailing circumstances when Enciso was loaned out.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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Noun
Police worry, however, that a trend toward players ambushing others while wearing masks and camouflage and painting their weapons black to look real could cause concealed carry holders to feel threatened, perceive them as active shooters, and fire at the teens with real bullets.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
With windswept hair, a $50 camouflage jacket and sporty backpack, Princess Charlotte beamed into her mother’s iPhone camera during a family hike in Cumbria in northwest England earlier this year.
—Monique Jessen, People.com, 8 May 2025
Verb
However, contrary to the impression given by the headlines, ESG is still in the game, albeit more camouflaged than in the past, quite often, as predicted some years back by Aswath Damodaran,
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—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 20 May 2025
The benefit of hindsight, however, camouflages the prevailing circumstances when Enciso was loaned out.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for camouflage
Noun
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The costume designer is Tilly Grimes, whom Goldstein has worked with before.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2025
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Other Tonys went to the show’s director, choreographer, orchestrating team and its scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
Verb
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But dark secrets and hormones become issues, thanks to their latest enemy: demons disguised as a hunky boy band.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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Plus, the blend of neutral shades disguises dirt and debris and works with a variety of decor styles.—
Shea Simmons,
People.com,
19 June 2025
Noun
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High-fidelity inkjet printers produce the mask layers, which Kachkine aligns by hand and adheres to the painting using conservation-grade varnish spray.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security also terminated nearly $3 million in grants to Harvard after the university defied a list of demands that included discontinuing its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, reforming student discipline policies and implementing a mask ban.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Many of the individuals, including some concealing their faces with masks and hoods, appeared to be filming the cruiser with cell phones.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2025
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Kate goes to extreme measures to conceal her daughter’s crime, preparing her with an ironclad alibi and dumping the dead body into a nearby lake.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
14 June 2025
Noun
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This tactic is sometimes used to justify letting an employee go under the guise of poor performance.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The designer, known for his maximalist, gender-fluid creations, sees his role as providing a bridge to allow people to explore apparently imaginary identities by slipping into new guises.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
23 May 2025
Verb
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The idea is simple: guests hide small rubber ducks around the ship for others to find.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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Diesel plays Kaulder, a cursed immortal knight who is tasked with keeping rogue witches in line and hidden from the general populace.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2025
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“Camouflage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camouflage. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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