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were camouflaging

  • past progressive
    of camouflage.
    camouflage
    noun
    the act, means, or result of obscuring things to deceive an enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost to view in the background, or by making up objects that from a distance have the appearance of fortifications, guns, roads, etc..

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"They were camouflaging, they were desperate to be social and wanted to fit in."

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Ugwu knew that an army contractor had donated some corrugated iron for replacing the blown-off roof and that volunteers were camouflaging it with palm fronds.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie