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as in camouflaged
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
the spies disguised themselves as harmless tourists
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as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view
that investigative reporter usually does a good job of disguising her true motives for interviewing a person
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Recent Examples of disguised
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
One popular alternative was Rayan Cherki of Manchester City, who has provided some magical contributions during the run-in, particularly with a brilliant dribble and disguised pass for Marc Guehi’s goal against Chelsea, then when scoring the opener against Arsenal after a lovely dribble.
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Michael Cox,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
These words are spoken by the scheming Iago in Othello (1603–04) and by the disguised Viola in Twelfth Night (1600–02).
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Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
This capability allows Iran to position a disguised vessel off America’s coast, launch a nuclear warhead high into the atmosphere to cripple our grid and then sink the ship to obscure its origins.
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Chuck Devore,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
This capability allows Iran to position a disguised vessel off America’s coast, launch a nuclear warhead high into the atmosphere to cripple our grid and then sink the ship to obscure its origins.
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Chuck Devore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
We are all used to watching documentaries in which silhouetted, pixelated, or disguised contributors divulge their experiences.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
But with consumers already starting to cut back on spending, businesses may have a harder time getting such disguised changes past consumers.
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Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
The disguised aspects of Miles’s life are of little concern to me.
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Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Of course, fans of fine art will begin their journey instead at The d’Arenberg Cube--a five-story Rubik’s Cube disguised as a functioning building and gallery.
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Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Defying the restrictions placed on women of her era, Umm Kulthum first performed disguised as a boy before rising to dominate the stages of Cairo and captivate audiences across the globe.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
Investigators said the thefts are being committed by people who often are disguised as fishermen.
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Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
In this upside-down world there’d be a pig like Ted Waters, who, one blue winter night on a concrete highway outside Marjah, had his leg blown off by a bomb disguised as a guardrail.
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Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
Everything changes when Deloris Van Cartier, played by Goldberg, is forced into witness protection and disguised as Sister Mary Clarence.
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Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
But there is every reason to think that without a regular supply of people walking through, deliberately carrying guns and bombs through that have been disguised, that airport-security people just cannot remain vigilant for it.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Investigators determined John Parker Roe derived a substantial portion of his income (over 50%) from the organization and that Collins used her business, Lume Lume Lume, to conceal funds disguised as consulting or wellness services.
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Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Adjective
The Vikings are always well coached under Kevin O’Connell and defensive coordinator Brian Flores, who has often stifled Shanahan offenses with his creative blitzes and disguised coverages.
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Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
One popular alternative was Rayan Cherki of Manchester City, who has provided some magical contributions during the run-in, particularly with a brilliant dribble and disguised pass for Marc Guehi’s goal against Chelsea, then when scoring the opener against Arsenal after a lovely dribble.
—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
These words are spoken by the scheming Iago in Othello (1603–04) and by the disguised Viola in Twelfth Night (1600–02).
—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
This capability allows Iran to position a disguised vessel off America’s coast, launch a nuclear warhead high into the atmosphere to cripple our grid and then sink the ship to obscure its origins.
—
Chuck Devore,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
This capability allows Iran to position a disguised vessel off America’s coast, launch a nuclear warhead high into the atmosphere to cripple our grid and then sink the ship to obscure its origins.
—
Chuck Devore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
We are all used to watching documentaries in which silhouetted, pixelated, or disguised contributors divulge their experiences.
—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
But with consumers already starting to cut back on spending, businesses may have a harder time getting such disguised changes past consumers.
—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
The disguised aspects of Miles’s life are of little concern to me.
—
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
Frazier eagerly reposted a vile lie claiming Israelis drop bombs disguised as toys to murder children—originally posted by a UK activist facing terror charges for backing Hamas.
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Staff,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Of course, fans of fine art will begin their journey instead at The d’Arenberg Cube--a five-story Rubik’s Cube disguised as a functioning building and gallery.
—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Defying the restrictions placed on women of her era, Umm Kulthum first performed disguised as a boy before rising to dominate the stages of Cairo and captivate audiences across the globe.
—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
Investigators said the thefts are being committed by people who often are disguised as fishermen.
—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
In this upside-down world there’d be a pig like Ted Waters, who, one blue winter night on a concrete highway outside Marjah, had his leg blown off by a bomb disguised as a guardrail.
—
Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
Everything changes when Deloris Van Cartier, played by Goldberg, is forced into witness protection and disguised as Sister Mary Clarence.
—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
But there is every reason to think that without a regular supply of people walking through, deliberately carrying guns and bombs through that have been disguised, that airport-security people just cannot remain vigilant for it.
—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Investigators determined John Parker Roe derived a substantial portion of his income (over 50%) from the organization and that Collins used her business, Lume Lume Lume, to conceal funds disguised as consulting or wellness services.
—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disguised
Adjective
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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.
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Ironically, the cloaked and armored marble statue of the goddess was found face down in the rubble near the outer wall of the stage.
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Copperheads are well camouflaged, and operate as sit-and-wait predators.
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Visitors emerge on a hillside above the shoreline, camouflaged by coastal vegetation.
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An off-duty officer spotted suspicious behavior that led TSA to discover a knife concealed inside a prosthetic leg at airport security.
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According to Woodward, some emails in question -- which had their senders and recipients concealed -- were redacted to protect the names of victims.
Adjective
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Jean Dujardin stars in this wonderful French take on the masked vigilante, who has been out of the hero game for 20 years and jumps back in.
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Security cameras from the shop captured how quickly three masked suspects were able to get in and out.
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According to Defence Express and EDR, planners simulated a strike against a target nearly 1,000 kilometers away.
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Aaru, a two-year-old AI startup, simulated all of those voters—agents built from the kind of data the company collects, like credit card purchasing history, food-delivery orders, and demographic records—and tried to predict how the votes would be cast.
Verb
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Wernicke says that's wrong—and that the misattribution has obscured something important.
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The documents in question include eight emails with either the sender or recipient blacked out, a draft indictment of Epstein with the names of potential co-conspirators obscured and a 2019 email that mentions several co-conspirators whose names were redacted.
Adjective
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Levi's leaned in rather than fighting it, changing its own social media profile picture to show the covered logo and posting stadium footage of the shrouded emblem.
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There’s an eroding three-mile stretch of Highway 101 in California’s remote northwest corner that hugs fog-shrouded cliffs between the redwood forest and the Pacific Ocean.
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When choosing a warranty, review the contract, check what is covered, and understand the claims process.
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Travel insurance experts say travelers' biggest mistake this summer is too much confidence—like assuming that any disruption is automatically covered by their policy.
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“Disguised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disguised. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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