masquerading

verb

Definition of masqueradingnext
present participle of masquerade
as in posing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masquerading
  1. posing
  2. impersonating
  3. pretending
  4. acting
  5. playing
Verb
  • The area of showers and thunderstorms will likely move slowly, posing a rainfall risk in southern and central Florida next week, regions that are still reeling from Hurricane Helene.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The pooch, Bing, was in attendance for the screening, posing with Watts on the red carpet and joining her onstage during a post-film Q&A.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of posing
Verb
  • On top of impersonating Biden on podcasts, Carvey also previously played him on late-night shows.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • One of the most common forms of scams users encounter on the company’s platforms is authorized push payment fraud, through which criminals attempt to convince people to send them money by impersonating individuals or businesses that are selling a service.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of impersonating
Verb
  • The power of a smile Dolphins love to play around, doing things like flipping, surfing, playing with stuff, chasing each other, and pretending to fight.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Those of us working from home were suddenly spending a lot of time pretending to listen in meetings or during FaceTime catch-ups with homebound friends, examining our facial features in the camera instead.
    Katie Way, SELF, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of pretending
Verb
  • Days after San Mateo County released a scathing report accusing Sheriff Christina Corpus of abuse of power and other wrongdoing, her acting assistant sheriff Matthew Fox resigned Thursday, the Sheriff’s Office said.
    Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Aiman al-Mudaifer was named as NEOM’s acting CEO.
    Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of acting
Verb
  • According to Hayes & The Heathens, the group began developing the concept of a festival after playing in the small Texas town together, known for its country music scene, back in October 2023.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But despite dolphins’ playful reputation, their facial expressions during play had never been investigated before, though studies have established that other mammals, like humans and monkeys, communicate with open-mouthed, smile-like expressions when playing.
    Issy Ronald, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of playing
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