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
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2025
Actual Ad The ad Cambridge sent shows what appears to be a father and son on a hunt, wearing matching camouflage jackets with rifles slung over their left shoulders.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 27 Feb. 2025
Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2025
Samsung The Frame Pro TV Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
Samsung’s The Frame TV appealed to many consumers with an aesthetically pleasing design and the ability to camouflage itself as a piece of art in a home’s decor.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Scientists learned in 2023 that the process by which cuttlefish generate their camouflage patterns is significantly more complex than scientists previously thought.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2025
Actual Ad The ad Cambridge sent shows what appears to be a father and son on a hunt, wearing matching camouflage jackets with rifles slung over their left shoulders.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
Its vessels engage in a series of tactics to camouflage their activities, including blacking out their identification systems and falsifying their positions.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2025
Samsung The Frame Pro TV Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
Samsung’s The Frame TV appealed to many consumers with an aesthetically pleasing design and the ability to camouflage itself as a piece of art in a home’s decor.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for camouflage
Noun
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In July 2024 fans noticed that the black-and-gold costume Swift wore for an Eras Tour show in Milan was very Reputation-coded.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2025
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In season six, when Amy and Sheldon compile a list of potential couples’ costumes to wear for a party, one is Blossom and Joey.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Some Tesla owners have reported their cars being vandalized, while other embarrassed drivers have even tried to disguise their cars as models by other manufacturers.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
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The withdrawn San Francisco drama, about lonely nonbinary nanny and restaurant server Cass (Asia Kate Dillon), is simple in its presentation, but disguises numerous layers to its story.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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Instead, this bill could function as a blanket prohibition on wearing masks at protests and could be used to punish mask-wearing protesters for disfavored speech.—
Nikki Morse,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2025
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In a new medical update, the Vatican said doctors were working to reduce the pope’s nighttime reliance on the noninvasive ventilation mask, which will allow his lungs to work more.—
Colleen Barry,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Dark Empaths can grasp the subtleties of human behavior and use that insight to conceal their shortcomings behind a brash level of confidence.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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She’s convicted of conspiring to defraud the U.S. government by concealing undeclared foreign accounts, filing false tax returns and evading taxes over a decade, according to a plea agreement with the Justice Department.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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All would come under the guise of respect for local norms.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Underneath the guise of afternoon tea, though, lies a book club, which offers Eleanor, Rose and Lavinia the chance of newfound freedom.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The ancient springhead, natural waterpark, and retro roadside attraction has more than a few secrets hidden in its eelgrass.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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That event presented an opportunity that was too good to pass up: the chance to explore the seafloor below the iceberg’s original location—like overturning a rock or log in the woods to see what creatures lie hidden underneath.—
Ashley Balzer Vigil,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Camouflage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camouflage. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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