masking
Americannoun
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Psychology. obscuring, partially or completely, one sensory process by another, as the dulling of the sense of taste by smoking.
noun
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the act or practice of masking
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psychol the process by which a stimulus (usually visual or auditory) is obscured by the presence of another almost simultaneous stimulus
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The world's second-largest economy has charted a diverging path in recent years -- an AI-fuelled export boom is masking the impact of a persistent real estate crisis and gloomy consumer sentiment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
His film is a self-reflexive study of the inability to act as people expect — of masking and deception.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Asian economies are in the midst of an epic export boom, which is masking weakness in consumption and other engines of growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
A third argument is that the AI buildout and stock-market gains might be masking an economy that isn’t as robust as it looks, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
He grabbed some masking tape out of the desk drawer and began to create makeshift handles looped on the back of the poster.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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