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as in camouflaged
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 concealed
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 masked
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
Lee Byung-hun, who plays the masked Front Man, says this is reason for excitement.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Avery Stone, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
That masked an otherwise pedestrian game from quarterback Jordan Love.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Gi-hun and Jung-bae, having fallen just shy of storming the control room, also surrender — to the masked Front Man, who comes marching down the stairs flanked by guards.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
Lee Byung-hun, who plays the masked Front Man, says this is reason for excitement.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
The navy blue color masked any dirt effectively but also cleaned up easily with wipes post-use.
—Avery Stone, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
That masked an otherwise pedestrian game from quarterback Jordan Love.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Officers uncovered the remains of four monkeys, identified as bushmeat, concealed among other items.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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The octopus’ position on the board is concealed, playing cards to bluff about their location, and sneaking around the board trying to grab its food.James Palmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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Upload another holiday album full of pictures where her left hand is hidden or obscured.Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
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But it has been largely obscured by the perpetual closeness of statewide elections here, and the fact that Democrats have been winning them more often than losing them.Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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He’s covered every sport imaginable, from Little League to the World Series to the Olympics.David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Vikings, settling in the late eighth century, found the islands covered in prehistoric sites.Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Caspar suppressed his urge to respond.Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Ukrainians are uncovering their country’s culinary history – and how its distinctive features were suppressed by the authorities during Soviet rule.Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Masked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masked. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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