masquerade
noun
a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
masqueraded
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past participleof masquerade.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof masquerade.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
masqueradenouna party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
Example Sentences
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“For over a decade, these three brothers, the defendants, masqueraded as party boys when really they were predators,” said prosecutor Madison Smyser.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Last season he had masqueraded as Player 001, fooling Gi-hun into trusting him throughout the games and with the armed rebellion, which Front Man of course sabotaged.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
He later masqueraded online as a Russian tech worker with a pseudonym, BadVolf, to leak confidential information in violation of state law, fooling officials in Florida who thought they were dealing with a foreigner.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2024
Meanwhile, Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek Pinault shared a laugh, Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh looked stunned and an impostor donkey masqueraded as Jenny from “The Banshees of Inisherin.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2023
“I assumed a fake identity and masqueraded as an indentured servant to infiltrate IOI’s corporate headquarters. I’ve been there for the past eight days. I just now escaped.”
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
