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as in disguised
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
the outlaw nation had cloaked its chemical weapons plant as a fertilizer factory
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as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view
cloaked their military maneuvers from the outside world
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Recent Examples of cloaked
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
Suddenly a cloaked figure appears, and the audience, dressed to the nines in black, white and silver formal attire, is moving again, swept down an escalator and launched into a new scene.
—Abraham Swee, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Other guests remain cloaked in mystery, which suited the experience fine.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
The new character, also called Six Ravens, will sometimes be portrayed as a black bird and other times as a mysterious, cloaked woman with a raven mask.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
So, who was that cloaked figure?
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Throughout a two-hour concert with a 41-song setlist, The Weeknd transformed the 69,000-person venue into an apocalyptic land in the ruins of a city inhabited by cloaked figures.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Nikitović took inspiration from old Westerns to dress Hart, wanting to introduce him like a mysterious, cloaked cowboy emerging from the desert.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Videos show families fleeing their homes early in the morning Sunday – on Mother’s Day – cloaked by darkness with nothing more than backpacks.
—Megan Janetsky, Fortune, 10 May 2026
One Swiss friend recalled sailing the Ionian Sea as a young man and seeing the country cloaked in darkness (swaths of Albania remained without electricity into the 1970s).
—Ada Calhoun, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2026
Hearty and wholesome, this pasta salad is loaded with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, lentils, salty cheese, and parsley, all cloaked in a light and bright red wine vinaigrette.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 5 May 2026
Dressed in a studded black leather vest and pants cloaked in fringe with a turquoise necklace and bracelet, Ink shone underneath the afternoon sun.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026
Behr’s French Beige Beige homes often get a ho-hum reputation, but cloaked in Behr’s French Beige, your exterior sidesteps those stereotypes entirely, our experts say.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 26 Apr. 2026
During the eclipse, as the moon was cloaked in darkness, the crew members spotted flashes of light from meteoroids smacking into the lunar surface.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
Many elements of the deals have been cloaked in secrecy, including where some of the deportees sent to Africa are being held and how long they will be detained.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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
Suddenly a cloaked figure appears, and the audience, dressed to the nines in black, white and silver formal attire, is moving again, swept down an escalator and launched into a new scene.
—Abraham Swee, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Other guests remain cloaked in mystery, which suited the experience fine.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
The new character, also called Six Ravens, will sometimes be portrayed as a black bird and other times as a mysterious, cloaked woman with a raven mask.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
So, who was that cloaked figure?
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Throughout a two-hour concert with a 41-song setlist, The Weeknd transformed the 69,000-person venue into an apocalyptic land in the ruins of a city inhabited by cloaked figures.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Nikitović took inspiration from old Westerns to dress Hart, wanting to introduce him like a mysterious, cloaked cowboy emerging from the desert.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Heck, even the names in the Ring of Honor encircling the stadium between its decks will be vulnerable to being cloaked by FIFA branding or advertising signage.
—Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Videos show families fleeing their homes early in the morning Sunday – on Mother’s Day – cloaked by darkness with nothing more than backpacks.
—Megan Janetsky, Fortune, 10 May 2026
One Swiss friend recalled sailing the Ionian Sea as a young man and seeing the country cloaked in darkness (swaths of Albania remained without electricity into the 1970s).
—Ada Calhoun, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2026
Hearty and wholesome, this pasta salad is loaded with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, lentils, salty cheese, and parsley, all cloaked in a light and bright red wine vinaigrette.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 5 May 2026
Dressed in a studded black leather vest and pants cloaked in fringe with a turquoise necklace and bracelet, Ink shone underneath the afternoon sun.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026
Behr’s French Beige Beige homes often get a ho-hum reputation, but cloaked in Behr’s French Beige, your exterior sidesteps those stereotypes entirely, our experts say.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 26 Apr. 2026
During the eclipse, as the moon was cloaked in darkness, the crew members spotted flashes of light from meteoroids smacking into the lunar surface.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
Many elements of the deals have been cloaked in secrecy, including where some of the deportees sent to Africa are being held and how long they will be detained.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloaked
Adjective
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Much of what happened in the Jeju cockpit that morning remains shrouded in uncertainty.—
James Glanz,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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But who was behind and funded the groups remained shrouded until after the March 17 primary election, a tactic that sparked controversy as opponents decried hidden influence.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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And if the cabinet grandfathers only the HS classes of 2024 and 2025 while applying the new rule to 2026 graduates, an entire cohort gets jammed onto the same clock as players one and two years older—a cliff disguised as a transition.—
Daryl G. Jones,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
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The same feeds that can turn a jeans commercial into a referendum on race can also carry foreign-influence campaigns disguised as normal posts.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Some viewers took Sharon’s critique as tough love that prompted necessary introspection about why their natural texture is concealed and manipulated so often.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
14 May 2026
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According to investigators, her body had been concealed beneath boxes and had likely been there for at least 24 hours.—
Gershon Harrell,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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One of them, Hossein Hosseini, received basic firearms training from a masked member of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.—
JON GAMBRELL,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2026
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Federal investigators have since released surveillance video showing a masked man apparently tampering with her doorbell camera overnight.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
Verb
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For a spider this small and this well camouflaged, even finding one requires patience and careful effort.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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Hanson, who spends much of his life crawling through underbrush to count trees, plunged ahead into stands of chest-high ceanothus, pointing out sequoias camouflaged in the pervasive post-fire brush.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Images of the enclosure are tightly censored and obscured on digital mapping platforms.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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The unveiling of definition that has long been obscured.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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These small vegetables can thrive in a larger container, under the leaves of a taller tomato plant, or in a shaded area of the yard.—
Haniya Rae,
Martha Stewart,
14 May 2026
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Parking on the roof of the Universal Orlando garage in broad, blazing daylight, then passing two levels of empty, shaded parking slots.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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However, as her name suggests, Elektra has her own shadowy agenda.—
John Russell,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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All of our costumes were supposed to be stiff, to embody this dark, shadowy world.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
18 May 2026
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“Cloaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloaked. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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