as in facade
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
although she was deeply bored, she maintained a masquerade of polite interest as her guest droned on
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Recent Examples of masquerade
Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Stevie Nicks does not, in fact, have her ticket to the masquerade just yet.
—EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Codependent relationships often masquerade as love, but their foundation is built on fear, insecurity and an imbalance of power.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Noun
To keep with the theme of the costume party, King Charles' niece carried a white Venetian-style masquerade mask and tied an oversized bow over her growing baby bump.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Stevie Nicks does not, in fact, have her ticket to the masquerade just yet.
—EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
In this enchanting tale, American journalist Amber (Rose McIver) masquerades as young Princess Emily's (Honor Kneafsey) new tutor to gather more intel on Prince Richard of Aldovia (Ben Lamb).
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Codependent relationships often masquerade as love, but their foundation is built on fear, insecurity and an imbalance of power.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masquerade
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The city Department of Buildings has a stop work order on the apartment building following a 2019 violation in which debris was found falling from the facade, according to city records.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
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But after that, sure enough, fun highlights, including the tippy top of the loop and superfast glimpse of Universal CityWalk, the busting through the New York facade, surfing above the queue and doubling back dramatically to the loading station.Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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TikTok's legal team argued that the law violates the free speech rights of the millions of users in the U.S., while the U.S. government said that ByteDance's ownership of TikTok poses a national security risk.Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
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In addition, Sponsor has the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify a Potential Finalist if the Background Check reveals information that the Potential Finalist, in Sponsor’s opinion, poses a threat to Erin’s safety.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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In the most recent suit, filed Dec. 27 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, former patients accuse Brock of groping their breasts and genitals unnecessarily under the pretense of legitimate medical examinations.Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Both Loughlin and Giannulli, 57, pleaded guilty last May to paying $500,000 in bribes to get Olivia Jade and Isabella fraudulently admitted to the University of Southern California on the pretense of being recruits for the school’s rowing team.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024
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No pretending to read I, Seamus Heaney, no Skyping with pretendfriend.com.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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Jordan Binnington can pretend to want to fight all three American goalies at the same time.Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Godfrey’s show will be helmed at Chicago Shakespeare by its original young director, Ellie Coote, presumably with an eye on the 2025-26 Broadway season.Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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How ‘Wicked’ Changed the Lives of Its Stars: Only the women who’ve played Elphaba and Glinda in the show’s two decades onstage understand why the roles are so taxing — and so rewarding, too.Benjamin Malapris, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Impersonation: The scammer impersonates the victim and sends emails to contacts, such as banks or vendors, requesting urgent wire transfers or sensitive information.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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The worst of the night goes to Jeremy Strong, who seems to be impersonating colorful UK singer Jamiroquai.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Wearing a brown knit cardigan, Beetlejuice takes on the guise of a couples therapist.Emma Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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It was only supposed to be a limited edition but the variant proved to be enough of a hit that it was brought back in 1984 with an even more potent engine and its now trademark all-black guise.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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Thousands of customers just got this Bioderma micellar water that acts as a gentle cleanser and makeup remover, and another lot of shoppers picked up this Verb shampoo and conditioner that’s hardly ever on sale.Clara McMahon, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Biden acted according to a lunatic double standard.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Masquerade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masquerade. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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