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
Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
The camouflage option is best for blending into your surroundings, while the brown, navy, green and black colors are ideal for everyday wear.
—Caitlyn Martyn
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Will Harris, EW.com, 27 June 2025
For centuries, a Roman era statue fragment lay on the ocean floor off Italy, camouflaged by marine encrustations.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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Noun
Ament then sent off a camouflage hat, which law enforcement believed Evans was wearing before he was killed, to Pure Gold Forensics, a laboratory in Redlands, California, to be tested for DNA.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
The camouflage option is best for blending into your surroundings, while the brown, navy, green and black colors are ideal for everyday wear.
—Caitlyn Martyn
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 10 June 2025
Verb
Hovering around it all is the pending debut of the park’s latest attraction: the Indominus rex, a dinosaur genetically engineered from other dinos’ DNA by Dr. Henry Wu (B.D. Wong), and which can both camouflage itself and mask its heat signature.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 27 June 2025
For centuries, a Roman era statue fragment lay on the ocean floor off Italy, camouflaged by marine encrustations.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for camouflage
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Traditional makeup routines typically require actors to paint their faces red and white and spend time dressing in elaborate costumes and flashy headpieces.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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Accessorize: Shop 7-Eleven's special Birthday Collection, including T-shirts and Slurpee costumes online at 7Collection.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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That's where the VIRSA framework comes in—an antidote to chaos disguised as complexity.—
Saby Waraich,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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What looks like one giant spotted egg is actually disguising a full polka dot dinnerware set, including two large plates and six bowls of various sizes, nested together like a Matryoshka doll.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
8 July 2025
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For now, the line between person and program is still visible—most of us can see the code beneath the mask.—
Paul Bloom,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Some argue the system masks true performance and fails to show the public that many students are struggling to master key academic subjects.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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Speculation online has included allegations that the federal government was concealing information to shield powerful and prominent figures who were allegedly named in case records.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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Meanwhile, her makeup turned more matte with concealed under eyes like at The Blonds Fall 2014 show.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
11 July 2025
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The addition of countries such as Egypt and Ethiopia has meant that BRICS has increasingly taken on the guise of the Global South forum.—
Jorge Heine,
The Conversation,
7 July 2025
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Purified and reclaimed, these guises can take their place next to the other parts of her ever-expanding self-myth.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
2 July 2025
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Such a deal is not going to bring about North Korea’s denuclearization, of course, and Pyongyang will likely attempt to cheat by hiding some of its nuclear facilities.—
ANDREI LANKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
8 July 2025
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Keep scrolling for more impressive Prime Day deals on hidden camera detectors hiding throughout the site, starting at $24.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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“Camouflage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camouflage. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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