masquerade
noun
a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
is masquerading
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present progressiveof masquerade (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A link in the invitation can lead you to a phishing webpage that is masquerading as a Zoom link, or it can prompt you to download malware that is disguised as a software update.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025
In one high-profile case, a Chinese car is masquerading as Russian one.
From Reuters ● Dec. 8, 2022
“If hate speech is masquerading as free speech on an app I’ve built, it’s upon myself to somehow moderate that.”
From The Verge ● Jul. 12, 2019
Even if they don’t, everyone should be able to recognize when one is masquerading as the other for less-than-artistic reasons.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2018
When a loud, joyful, and steeplechasing Lord, in the pursuit of pleasure and distant wars, dons the golden cords for a season, the world understands that this is masquerading, skittles, and a joke.
From Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series by George Robert Aberigh-Mackay
