as in costume
clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else
the soldiers must wear protective jungle camouflage while on patrol
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as in to disguise
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
camouflaged the military camp as a native village
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Recent Examples of camouflage
Deanna Pai, Allure, 21 Feb. 2025
In the first three months of the war, the archive collected dreams featuring air raids, fireworks, Molotov cocktails, shells, guns, railway stations, debris, drones, soldiers, bunkers, planes, concrete blockades, loudspeakers, camouflage netting, alarm backpacks, Telegram and Signal networks.
—Mireille Juchau, The Dial, 4 Feb. 2025
Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2025
Samsung The Frame Pro TV Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
Samsung’s The Frame TV appealed to many consumers with an aesthetically pleasing design and the ability to camouflage itself as a piece of art in a home’s decor.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
For a more comprehensive camouflage, a dye will seal the deal.
—Deanna Pai, Allure, 21 Feb. 2025
In the first three months of the war, the archive collected dreams featuring air raids, fireworks, Molotov cocktails, shells, guns, railway stations, debris, drones, soldiers, bunkers, planes, concrete blockades, loudspeakers, camouflage netting, alarm backpacks, Telegram and Signal networks.
—Mireille Juchau, The Dial, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
Its vessels engage in a series of tactics to camouflage their activities, including blacking out their identification systems and falsifying their positions.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2025
Samsung The Frame Pro TV Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
Samsung’s The Frame TV appealed to many consumers with an aesthetically pleasing design and the ability to camouflage itself as a piece of art in a home’s decor.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for camouflage
Noun
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In July 2024 fans noticed that the black-and-gold costume Swift wore for an Eras Tour show in Milan was very Reputation-coded.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2025
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In season six, when Amy and Sheldon compile a list of potential couples’ costumes to wear for a party, one is Blossom and Joey.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Some Tesla owners have reported their cars being vandalized, while other embarrassed drivers have even tried to disguise their cars as models by other manufacturers.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
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Harwell disguised her self-payments as refunds, but auditors noticed these negative transactions only happened during her weekend shifts, according to police.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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Instead, this bill could function as a blanket prohibition on wearing masks at protests and could be used to punish mask-wearing protesters for disfavored speech.—
Nikki Morse,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2025
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Under the state's new procedure, Hoffman will be strapped to a gurney and forced to breathe pure nitrogen gas through a full-face respirator mask.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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In July 2024, a judge threw out the involuntary manslaughter case against Baldwin with prejudice after the actor's lead attorney, Alex Spiro, argued that prosecutors had concealed evidence of ammunition that may have been linked to the fatal shooting.—
Rachel Brodsky,
TIME,
11 Mar. 2025
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Dark Empaths can grasp the subtleties of human behavior and use that insight to conceal their shortcomings behind a brash level of confidence.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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In its stock guise, the Dark Horse is capable of 0 to 60mph in 3.7 seconds and covers the quarter mile in 12 seconds at 118.4mph.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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According to certain cosmologies, their souls take on the guise of marine creatures—an idea that struck me as strangely comforting.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Risen delivers a marvellous account of the Hiss case, with its many plot twists, involving accusations about a fake typewriter, microfilm hidden in a pumpkin, and the intricacies of ornithology.—
Beverly Gage,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Of course anyone familiar with Cave, whose directorial debut Fresh established her as a filmmaker to watch, will know that Fred, the town’s ophthalmologist, is certainly hiding a secret.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Camouflage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camouflage. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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