masked
2 of 2past tense of mask entry 2
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Adjective
The bank was held up by masked robbers.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
An investigation is underway in Miami Gardens after police said three masked men entered a home during a party and opened fire, killing two people, including a teenager.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Her mom and teenage sister had just dropped her off when masked men swarmed out of unmarked cars and began chasing brown people.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
The first installment centered on a 13-year-old boy who’s being held in a soundproof basement by a sadistic, masked killer.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Set in Texas in 2048 after the titular tradition has been reinstated, the film follows the events surrounding the 2049 Purge, during which a group of masked killers intends to racially purify the country indefinitely.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
An investigation is underway in Miami Gardens after police said three masked men entered a home during a party and opened fire, killing two people, including a teenager.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Her mom and teenage sister had just dropped her off when masked men swarmed out of unmarked cars and began chasing brown people.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
The first installment centered on a 13-year-old boy who’s being held in a soundproof basement by a sadistic, masked killer.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Masked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masked. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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masked
adjective
: marked by the use of masks
a masked ball
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