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as in camouflaging
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists
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as in concealing
to keep secret or shut off from view
that investigative reporter usually does a good job of disguising her true motives for interviewing a person
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Recent Examples of disguising
As a result, many civil servants are wary of serving baijiu at government functions; others are skirting the rule by disguising the clear liquor as water.
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J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2025
As scammers get better at disguising their traps, our best defense is slowing down, thinking twice, and remembering that no real voicemail requires you to log in through a random link in your inbox.
—Ken Colburn, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Vril and Agartha have thrived in part because of the way the editors mix brainrot and bigotry, disguising their ideological assaults in the fried fog of GifTok rap gibberish.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
According to investigators, the occupants were seeking to enter the country to find work and had set sail from Weihai, Shandong Province, disguising themselves as anglers with fishing rods.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
On disguising combination moves behind an initial setup.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Flores is excellent at scheming exotic blitzes and disguising pressure.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Both partners commit to naming insecurities directly rather than disguising them as tests.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Applying coconut or walnut oil can go a long way towards disguising white scratches.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2025
As scammers get better at disguising their traps, our best defense is slowing down, thinking twice, and remembering that no real voicemail requires you to log in through a random link in your inbox.
—Ken Colburn, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Vril and Agartha have thrived in part because of the way the editors mix brainrot and bigotry, disguising their ideological assaults in the fried fog of GifTok rap gibberish.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
According to investigators, the occupants were seeking to enter the country to find work and had set sail from Weihai, Shandong Province, disguising themselves as anglers with fishing rods.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
On disguising combination moves behind an initial setup.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Flores is excellent at scheming exotic blitzes and disguising pressure.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Both partners commit to naming insecurities directly rather than disguising them as tests.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Applying coconut or walnut oil can go a long way towards disguising white scratches.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disguising
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An additional photo shows a low shelter, barely tall enough to sit upright, covered in foliage camouflaging the family’s location.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In their nine years working together, the decorators have developed their own sleight of hand, cleverly camouflaging pragmatic choices as strictly aesthetic ones.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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Instead of concealing them, Ban’s shutters filter light and create privacy—transforming utilitarian design into art.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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Trump faced criminal counts of conspiring to obstruct justice, concealing documents and making false statements.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Any weeds or other plants that are killed by the frost will also be brown and lying on the ground, masking the location of your potatoes.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
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His video interspersed images of him walking the city with footage of immigration officials arresting people and cited his recent legislation banning federal law enforcement from masking their identities in California and greenlighting denser housing near transit hubs.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The small black dog slipped away from its owners and ended up hiding under a northbound 2 train at the 14th Street station Thursday.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The episode ends with Matty officially agreeing to work with Olympia to save Julian and bury Senior, though Matty has some demands, including wanting Julian — once all the dust has settled — to apologize for hiding the document.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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By simulating thousands of powder and nanoparticle mixes, Citrine’s platform homed in on a high-strength alloy called AL 7A77, now used as the first 3D-printable aluminum powder that meets aerospace specs.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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One problem that conventional supercomputers face when simulating a molecule is modeling the interactions between every part of a compound, a problem that grows increasingly difficult the larger a molecule gets.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2025
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Conversely, when the environment is very well-lit—especially by direct light sources like overhead or wall lamps—the glossy finish of the panel tends to reflect the sources, obscuring the picture in the process.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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The department, run by State Superintendent Jill Underly, relies on a rudimentary system to track its investigations, obscuring the scale of misconduct for policymakers and the public.—
Danielle DuClos,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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This Stephen King adaptation stars Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden and Andre Braugher and tells the story of a small group of people in Bridgton, Maine who meet in a supermarket to find supplies after a thunderstorm and start to notice an eerie mist cloaking the presence of monsters among them.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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Rain is coming, penciled in for an hour or two from now, and a harsh British wind is flinging leaves off branches and cloaking the countryside with something that smells dungy and damp.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle is an award-winning senior reporter at Fortune covering news, the economy, and personal finance.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Eco mode offers a gentle support for more everyday activities like walking or covering slight inclines, while Hyper definitely takes things up a notch for running or steeper climbs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Disguising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disguising. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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