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adjective

Definition of maskednext
as in disguised

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verb

past tense of mask
1
as in camouflaged
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 concealed
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 masked
Adjective
Investigators quickly concluded she’d been abducted because of blood found near her front door, signs of a struggle, that her essential medication had been left behind and doorbell camera images showed an armed, masked person outside her front door. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 On June 20, a masked woman climbed over a wall separating the Israeli Embassy from one of Tirana’s main boulevards, removed the Israeli flag and ripped it apart as onlookers cheered. — Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Verb
Shell companies registered across Dubai's sprawling free zones have for years masked the origin of Iranian oil and commodities. — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 13 June 2026 Guitarist Johnny Graham said the public image masked a very different reality. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for masked
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masked
  1. disguised
  2. camouflaged
  3. concealed
  4. cloaked
  5. obscured
  6. shrouded
  7. covered
  8. shaded
Adjective
  • The Vikings are always well coached under Kevin O’Connell and defensive coordinator Brian Flores, who has often stifled Shanahan offenses with his creative blitzes and disguised coverages.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
  • One popular alternative was Rayan Cherki of Manchester City, who has provided some magical contributions during the run-in, particularly with a brilliant dribble and disguised pass for Marc Guehi’s goal against Chelsea, then when scoring the opener against Arsenal after a lovely dribble.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Definition of disguised
Verb
  • Copperheads are well camouflaged, and operate as sit-and-wait predators.
    — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
  • Visitors emerge on a hillside above the shoreline, camouflaged by coastal vegetation.
    — Pavlo Fedykovych, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Definition of camouflaged
Verb
  • An off-duty officer spotted suspicious behavior that led TSA to discover a knife concealed inside a prosthetic leg at airport security.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • According to Woodward, some emails in question -- which had their senders and recipients concealed -- were redacted to protect the names of victims.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of concealed
Adjective
  • None of this would’ve been possible without Lively and Baldoni, adversaries whose spite and resources compelled them to continue to pursue litigation when just about everyone else in their positions would have quickly settled in the cloaked realm of arbitration.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Ironically, the cloaked and armored marble statue of the goddess was found face down in the rubble near the outer wall of the stage.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of cloaked
Verb
  • Wernicke says that's wrong—and that the misattribution has obscured something important.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The documents in question include eight emails with either the sender or recipient blacked out, a draft indictment of Epstein with the names of potential co-conspirators obscured and a 2019 email that mentions several co-conspirators whose names were redacted.
    — Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Definition of obscured
Adjective
  • Levi's leaned in rather than fighting it, changing its own social media profile picture to show the covered logo and posting stadium footage of the shrouded emblem.
    — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • There’s an eroding three-mile stretch of Highway 101 in California’s remote northwest corner that hugs fog-shrouded cliffs between the redwood forest and the Pacific Ocean.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Definition of shrouded
Verb
  • When choosing a warranty, review the contract, check what is covered, and understand the claims process.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Travel insurance experts say travelers' biggest mistake this summer is too much confidence—like assuming that any disruption is automatically covered by their policy.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of covered
Adjective
  • To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
  • To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
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