as in shrouded
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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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Officers uncovered the remains of four monkeys, identified as bushmeat, concealed among other items.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024 -
The octopus’ position on the board is concealed, playing cards to bluff about their location, and sneaking around the board trying to grab its food.—
James Palmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Dec. 2024
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Upload another holiday album full of pictures where her left hand is hidden or obscured.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
27 Dec. 2024
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But it has been largely obscured by the perpetual closeness of statewide elections here, and the fact that Democrats have been winning them more often than losing them.—
Craig Gilbert,
Journal Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
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Student groups began posting from the protest shortly after 4 p.m. as dozens of masked protesters charged through a worker, chanted through megaphones, and beat drums while calling on the college to divest from Israel.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Chloe exits the dressing room when the masked man is gone, acting shocked and dismayed.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Her custom Balenciaga couture, based on a design from the label’s fall 2023 collection, was covered in crystals.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Vikings, settling in the late eighth century, found the islands covered in prehistoric sites.—
Peter Ross,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Pro-transparency efforts have begun illuminating previously shadowy aspects of judicial decisionmaking.—
Peter Martin,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Decades before the memes and punchlines, the Broward native spawned a fictional franchise populated by preposterous oddballs, bottom-feeders and other shadowy denizens of the Sunshine State.—
Mark Gauert,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Cloaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloaked. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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