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as in veil
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
his unexpected friendliness is just a mask, for he always has an ulterior motive
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as in to disguise
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 to conceal
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 mask
Harry Harris, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Gilder is charged with grand theft and robbery with a mask.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
Many are masked, at least three are carrying bats or sticks, and one is armed with an assault rifle.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Police said the victim was standing outside when a car pulled up and two men wearing masks got out of the vehicle.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Gilder is charged with grand theft and robbery with a mask.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
Wolfhard and Bryk keep us guessing — and laughing — and though everything from axes to pocket knives serve as weapons, the most memorable cuts come from editors Christine Armstrong and David Marks, who mask the low budget while creatively transitioning between scenes.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
Many are masked, at least three are carrying bats or sticks, and one is armed with an assault rifle.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mask
Noun
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Since arriving on Savile Row, the sons have worked with several high-profile costume designers on pieces for forthcoming productions.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Hire a really good costume designer and a really good art department.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The exclusion of frill makes these unfussy bridal gowns ideal for accessorizing with a piece of special jewelry or a statement veil.—
Sarah Zendejas,
Vogue,
6 Apr. 2025
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There’s the requisite shot of a perfect toro nigiri, a thin veil of soy sauce glistening on top, or a close-up of a minimalist ceramic vase.—
Elena Clavarino,
Air Mail,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, smugglers and bad actors are perpetually advancing their methods for disguising illicit goods, unsafe products and narcotics.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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However, alignment often feels top-down, like marching orders disguised as consensus.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Immigration advocates, attorneys and civil litigators are warning against the normalization of federal agents concealing their faces while detaining nonviolent students.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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The real debate was, of course, little different — except that millions of Americans could now see in real time what Biden’s intimate associates had been concealing from them for many months.—
Fintan O’Toole,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The shrubs also host the larvae of 18 kinds of butterflies and moths, including eastern tiger swallowtail and mourning cloak butterflies.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, patients continue to suffer as their underlying disease advances behind the cloak of mental illness.—
Shreyas Teegala,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Managers who try to camouflage this fact risk the greatest amount of inauthenticity.—
Bruce Tulgan,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The third layer is that there is clear evidence that girls try to camouflage or disguise or mask their problems.—
Matt Villano,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Because the kitchen is visible from the living and dining areas, Allison downplayed the utilitarian stuff, tucking the stainless-steel refrigerator behind a wall and hiding the range behind the island.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Apr. 2025
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The shooter behind the 2023 Nashville elementary school attack that killed six people, including three children, had been obsessively planning it for years while hiding mental health issues from family and doctors, a police report released Wednesday reveals.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Before Lavin’s death shrouds the season’s homestretch in grief, the best dramatic beats come from Bomer, whose character gets some sweet scenes with a closeted young Mormon and one solid episode featuring Billie Lourd as Jerry’s long-estranged daughter.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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Scientists have known since the 1990s that complex processes taking place in Earth's atmosphere because of climate change could reduce the density of the upper layers of the planet's gaseous shroud.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mask. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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