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as in disguising
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 concealing
to keep secret or shut off from view
cloaked their military maneuvers from the outside world
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Recent Examples of cloaking
Gates has a preternatural knack for cloaking vulnerability in ferocity, being relatable and aspirational all in one.
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
Giving fighters a radar-cloaking edge Potential civilian applications include electromagnetic shielding for high-temperature electronics and adaptive stealth systems for space missions.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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
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
Zero-knowledge proofs are frequently misunderstood as mere privacy tools, cloaking information behind cryptographic walls.
—Mirror Tang, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
Giving fighters a radar-cloaking edge Potential civilian applications include electromagnetic shielding for high-temperature electronics and adaptive stealth systems for space missions.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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
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
Zero-knowledge proofs are frequently misunderstood as mere privacy tools, cloaking information behind cryptographic walls.
—Mirror Tang, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloaking
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Carnival plays out in the movie’s background, adding life and music as well as disguising crimes perpetrated by those in power.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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People describing themselves as constitutional observers tell WCCO that in the past week, reports of ICE agents disguising themselves have flooded in from the Twin Cities Metro and rural areas of the state.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Within days of these online solicitations, the August 10 incident occurred where the suspect arrived at the victim’s address wearing a mask and gloves, possibly concealing a firearm and inquired about the victim.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Iranian economy is a grand hall of mirrors, concealing criminal theft on an epic scale.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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The finish is like a veil with a light-reflecting brightness that does wonders at camouflaging darkness and discoloration.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
1 Feb. 2026
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The clip also showed soldiers camouflaging vehicles with green netting and raising a flag at an airbase in eastern Belarus, close to the Russian border.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Dec. 2025
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Both teens are hiding secrets; Johnny, a potentially devastating injury and Shannon, a troubled and violent homelife.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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The discovery of unusually warm molecular hydrogen in these LLAGN is a testament to the unexpected complexity hiding in plain sight.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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In her ruling Monday, Snyder blocked only the ban on masking by federal agents, and on seemingly narrow grounds.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Soon after the Oman talks concluded, the State Department imposed sanctions to target a web of shipping companies, vessel operators, and tankers used to transport Iranian oil products abroad while masking the origin.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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An exhibition in Beijing delving into anonymity, a key code of the house stemming back to the founder Martin Margiela’s Greta Garbo-like ways — and the face-obscuring masks that have been a feature of the brand since the Belgian maverick arrived on the international fashion scene.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The shooters were in the parked Chevrolet Equinox for three minutes and 19 seconds before getting out, carrying rifles and with fabric obscuring their faces.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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In a media landscape increasingly defined by power and influence, the emails offer journalists a cautionary tale and a road map for covering the elite.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Venevision, which like most private networks dropped coverage critical of the government in recent years, has reopened its airwaves to anti-government voices, covering opposition leader María Corina Machado's every move in Washington since Maduro's capture.—
EGINA GARCIA CANO,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Cloaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloaking. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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