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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
Props, too, to director of photography Tyson Perkins for cloaking it with moody shadows that fosters its creepy feel.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Morning Star was recorded straight to tape on a Portastudio in Stockholm and Marchenko’s current home of Berlin, cloaking everything in a thin mist of hiss.
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Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
An IndyStar investigation published last year revealed that the group, known as the Wolverines, abused their power for years, cloaking themselves in a code of silence and operating with impunity.
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Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
8 Mar. 2026
Giving fighters a radar-cloaking edge Potential civilian applications include electromagnetic shielding for high-temperature electronics and adaptive stealth systems for space missions.
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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.
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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.
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Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
Zero-knowledge proofs are frequently misunderstood as mere privacy tools, cloaking information behind cryptographic walls.
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Mirror Tang,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Morning Star was recorded straight to tape on a Portastudio in Stockholm and Marchenko’s current home of Berlin, cloaking everything in a thin mist of hiss.
—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
An IndyStar investigation published last year revealed that the group, known as the Wolverines, abused their power for years, cloaking themselves in a code of silence and operating with impunity.
—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
8 Mar. 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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But some users find clever ways to sidestep those controls, by disguising sensitive requests as role-playing games, poems or pictures, with many swapping tips and ideas online.
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For a Black man to reinforce those same stereotypes, while disguising them as objective commentary, is even more damaging.
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An advocacy group trying to investigate DOGE’s influence on the Federal Communications Commission accused the FCC of failing to comply with a public records request and of concealing Chairman Brendan Carr’s use of the Signal messaging service.
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Trees tower over the cemetery, and branches stretch across the fence, concealing the entrance from passersby.
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Over decades, the tides shift surrounding sand while marine life, like algae, grows over the device, camouflaging it into the natural ocean environment.
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It can be used as a concealer, contour, or foundation, has medium coverage, is pore-blurring, texture-smoothing, and imperfection-camouflaging.
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At a moment when business leaders are searching for new engines of economic growth, one of the country’s fastest-growing entrepreneurial forces has been hiding in plain sight.
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More Jews report hiding their Star of David necklaces along with other Jewish emblems; 73% report experiencing antisemitism online.
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As a result, the far right has polarized what should be a nuanced debate, in much the same way that some American conservatives turned masking into a form of political sorting.
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Minutes after Iran played to a thrilling, though for Rezaeian and his teammates heartbreaking, 1-1 draw against Egypt, Rezaeian didn’t bother masking his pain.
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Also, there are important players coming back from significant injuries, obscuring the picture.
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The lens has a Ri-Pel coating that allows for water and sweat to bead up and slide off the surface, rather than obscuring vision.
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Robbie Ray threw six efficient innings after regrouping from a fall while covering first base, Willy Adames hit a two-run double as part of a four-run opening frame and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Saturday night.
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Maybe Bill Plaschke would be aware of that, and give due credit, if his hometown major newspaper bothered to have a dedicated correspondent covering one of the city’s NBA teams.
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“Cloaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloaking. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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