as in facade
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
although she was deeply bored, she maintained a masquerade of polite interest as her guest droned on
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Recent Examples of masquerade
Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Stevie Nicks does not, in fact, have her ticket to the masquerade just yet.
—EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Doug Sundheim, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
For Truth, a day of action calling to stop lies to masquerade as truth in social media, real life, and politics.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Noun
To keep with the theme of the costume party, King Charles' niece carried a white Venetian-style masquerade mask and tied an oversized bow over her growing baby bump.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Stevie Nicks does not, in fact, have her ticket to the masquerade just yet.
—EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
Cursory knowledge masquerading as wisdom in an organization never turns out well.
—Doug Sundheim, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
For Truth, a day of action calling to stop lies to masquerade as truth in social media, real life, and politics.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for masquerade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masquerade
Noun
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Advertisement The imposing concrete structure, known as the Lower Busch Tank, shows signs of age, with a latticework of cracks across its facade and splintered wood ringing its upper rim.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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An architectural landmark, the hotel’s facade has been meticulously restored to its original splendour, recovering the colours, ornamental details and original structures of the hotel as it was originally inaugurated in 1912.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In another post, the entire Trump family posed together.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Going beyond the 2 percent military spending target may pose a dilemma for some leaders.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Popular on Variety Craig Sweeny’s screenplay strikes a frequently arch posture to accommodate this trickster protagonist, which undermines any pretense of seriousness elsewhere.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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To suggest that gimmickry somehow cancels a film’s worthiness plays into the nonsensical pretenses of awards season.—
Armond White,
National Review,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Laurel continues to mock both Emily and Ryan, and then pulls out a book to pretend to read to ignore everyone.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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After the first, McLaurin tried his own idea, which was pretending to pull a mask down over his head.—
Sam Fortier The Washington Post,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The winner goes on to the Super Bowl on February 9. Who will perform in the Super Bowl Halftime show?—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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During an interview on the Willie D. Live YouTube show Nelly framed his choice as support of the office of President rather than Trump himself.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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His sentencing has been delayed while prosecutors have gathered new evidence — including an audio recording demonstrating Mizuhara impersonated Ohtani in order to secure a $200,000 wire transfer.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Two people were arrested on Saturday for impersonating firefighters while driving a fake fire truck near the Palisades Fire, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In this guise, an already stylish vehicle more sophisticated than ever.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2025
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In its most recent guise, the company, which no longer has stores of its own, has made a return to the high street, re-emerging in 2021 through a deal with perennial brand collaborator and U.K. apparel powerhouse Next.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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It is designed to (at least in theory) survive a nuclear war while acting as a command-and-control center.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The exterior wooden stairwell acted as a chimney and the fire spread.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Masquerade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masquerade. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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