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
Chandler Rome, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Codependence can masquerade as closeness, slowly displacing everything that once belonged like a foreign weed introduced into a native garden.
—Eileen Kelly, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2025
Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Coin is known for his lavish events in the floating city, including a fantastical masquerade ball last October at the Palazzo Pisani Moretta.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 30 May 2025
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Noun
Neither man is a medical professional, but both masquerade as such in select instances.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Codependence can masquerade as closeness, slowly displacing everything that once belonged like a foreign weed introduced into a native garden.
—Eileen Kelly, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
This can mitigate the risks from impersonation or masquerade attacks.
—Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Coin is known for his lavish events in the floating city, including a fantastical masquerade ball last October at the Palazzo Pisani Moretta.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masquerade
Noun
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White’s number is one of six retired on the Lambeau Field facade and now Parsons will try to help the green and gold win a Super Bowl like White did.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
29 Aug. 2025
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My eyes looked up at a clock tower from the 15th century before tracing the intricate facades of the ancient churches and buildings with their iron balconies, decorative corbels and archways.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Henderson posed a significant challenge for the Seahawks’ defenders.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
30 Aug. 2025
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However, this poses a dilemma during travel, since packing a steamer in my carry-on bag isn’t always an option.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ayling was kidnapped by Herba, a Polish man living in the U.K., who lured her to Milan under the pretense of a modeling photo shoot.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Since then, immigration raids have escalated — often under questionable pretenses.—
Sonia Banker,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Labor Day weekend is a final chance to fire up the grill, argue over who makes the best potato salad and lounge around pretending Monday (and fall) isn’t coming.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The callers would pretend to be collecting for causes such as clean drinking water in poor countries across the world, or for human trafficking victims.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Underwood, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie are returning as judges for the singing competition show's next season, ABC confirmed on Monday, Aug. 25.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Peacock has been the home of the show since season 4.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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One video included translations of the foreign-language background chatter during a call in which Pierogi is impersonating an elderly woman.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Scam calls The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is warning of an ongoing phone scam where callers are impersonating police officers.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Atelier 11 recently launched in its current guise, as Deadline first reported in July.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2025
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Even Zara has fallen under the guise of a gentle rebrand.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This year’s meeting achieved the significant milestone of moving from awareness to implementation, acting to embed regenerative principles across all stages of the yachting lifecycle.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Unleashed Creativity and Innovation: Subconscious fears act as restrictions upon creativity; without these, the mind may become fertile ground for innovative ideas and solutions.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Masquerade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masquerade. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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