as in facade
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
although she was deeply bored, she maintained a masquerade of polite interest as her guest droned on
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Recent Examples of masquerade
Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The show first hinted at Sophie’s arrival in the Season 3 finale, when Eloise mentioned her mother Violet’s forthcoming masquerade ball.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 14 Feb. 2025
David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
The answer turns in no small measure on whether law is a business masquerading as a profession or a profession whose commitment to honor its Oath to uphold the Constitution and to defend the rule of law eclipses its (short-term) business interest.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Noun
King Charles' niece was seen carrying a white Venetian-style masquerade mask and wore an all-black outfit with an oversize bow tied over her growing bump.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The show first hinted at Sophie’s arrival in the Season 3 finale, when Eloise mentioned her mother Violet’s forthcoming masquerade ball.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
Confirming Mike Huckabee sent the opposite message: that U.S. diplomacy is no longer anchored in truth or compassion, but in ideology masquerading as faith.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
The answer turns in no small measure on whether law is a business masquerading as a profession or a profession whose commitment to honor its Oath to uphold the Constitution and to defend the rule of law eclipses its (short-term) business interest.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masquerade
Noun
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Drop the facade to create space for genuine connection.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Guests can opt for a cozy movie night by deploying the large projector screen that rolls down, doubling as blackout blinds that cover the glass facade.—
Kimberley Mok,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Washington and Seoul have expressed concern that, in return, Kim may seek Russian technology transfers that could enhance the threat posed by his nuclear-armed military.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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Securing Airspace for the World Cup and Olympics Overall, the EOs are more focused on high-level threats posed by drones.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
7 June 2025
Noun
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After his arrest, Duffy had faked amnesia and sought asylum in a psychiatric hospital, where doctors prevented the police from interrogating him, but the pretense of the amnesia was exposed at the trial by his ex-wife and a friend.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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May 8 Theft by false pretense: Someone contacted a Saratoga resident, claiming to be a member of the Federal Trade Commission.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Scam warnings have been issued in multiple states over criminals pretending to be from the Department of Motor Vehicles.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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And by the 1930s, some of the parties, particularly Nazi Germany, merely pretended to abide by treaty limits.—
Eric S. Edelman,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Blanchfield’s management team reported that she will be paid her full show and win money for UFC Vegas 107.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The show the British band put on May 31 at Stanford Stadium, which kicks off a final leg of a planetary peregrination that ends this fall in London, was good fun polished to a delirious sheen.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Using tools like deepfakes, cybercriminals can impersonate high-ranking executives with alarming precision, manipulating trust to override judgment.—
Shai Gabay,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The White House has launched an investigation into attempts to impersonate President Donald Trump's chief of staff Susie Wiles.—
Jordan King
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Noun
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This was a trouncing of historical proportions, the biggest margin of defeat in the history of the Champions League final, both in its current version and its previous guise as European Cup.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Newspapers, once only a platform to distribute daily happenings, are continuing to inspire, only in a different guise.—
Samantha Tse,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Expansion process As Daly noted in a Q&A with The Athletic two weeks ago, the league doesn’t anticipate opening a traditional expansion process as much as continuing to listen to interested parties and perhaps acting on it from there at some point in time.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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One of the 12 victims was a child when her family fled the Nazis during the Holocaust, said Ginger Delgado of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, who is acting as a spokesperson for the family of the woman, who doesn’t want her name used.—
Rebecca Santana,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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“Masquerade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masquerade. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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