adjective
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disguised or covered by or as if by a mask
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botany another word for personate 2
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Example Sentences
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Both described the document as a press release masked as a court filing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
That modest move in those broader indexes has masked sharper moves beneath the surface, as investors re-evaluate their tech bets and grapple with the looming threat of rising interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
You have protested masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in your neighborhoods.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Several hundred protesters shouted slogans hostile to US policies in the Middle East and tried to get close to the yacht, guarded by masked police officers, local media footage showed.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
The masked man pulled the hose over to the center rat hole and pressed the plunger over it, covering it completely.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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