masqueraded

past tense of masquerade

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for masqueraded
Verb
  • Soccer fans on their way to the first World Cup game in New Jersey moved through the crowds dressed in their jerseys, as others donned their Knicks gear and posed in front of the basketball mecca.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said this posed a threat to maritime security and accused the EU of intimidating civilian vessels.
    Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • The former Smiths frontman first voiced his concerns about being impersonated online in April 2025.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
  • Armed with those details, Logendran contacted Rogers’ online support team and impersonated the husband, claiming he had been locked out of his work account.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • In the first incident, the victim pretended to sleep during the attack.
    Harry Harris, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
  • Griffin has never pretended to be a radical innovator or a savant.
    Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • The establishment of the fund comes less than two weeks after a district court judge ruled the Kennedy Center's board acted unlawfully in adding the president's name and in making plans for two years of closure and renovations.
    Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Sarkissian, whose family started one of the first banquet halls in Los Angeles, remembers that his father acted as a friend and counselor to a lot of immigrants who suffered extreme culture shock.
    Ani Duzdabanyan, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • The game was played in Texas but Knicks fans gathered at watch parties across the city to witness the team battle back in the fourth quarter to take the title.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • Although the championship-clinching game was played thousands of miles away, police maintained a large presence around Madison Square Garden, the Knicks' home arena.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
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“Masqueraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masqueraded. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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