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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Detective Chief Inspector Neil McGuinness, the senior investigating officer in the case, said McCullagh "masqueraded as a caring partner".
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
“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 has had foot problems that were masqueraded as he furiously pursued history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
He had masqueraded at the hospital for eight years conducting competency evaluations on people accused of crimes before his fraud was uncovered.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
