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as in veil
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
the cloak of mystery that surrounds the royal family
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as in cape
a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back
threw a cloak around his shoulders
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as in to disguise
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
the outlaw nation had cloaked its chemical weapons plant as a fertilizer factory
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as in to conceal
to keep secret or shut off from view
cloaked their military maneuvers from the outside world
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Recent Examples of cloak
Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
The corpse was dressed in a dark, heavy cloak and bonnet, its legs were bent with knees not far from the ground.
—Melissa Gray, NPR, 26 Jan. 2025
Michael Allen, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
The house was cloaked in the shade of all these large ancient trees.
—The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The show’s iconic red cloak first made its debut back in April 2017 in season one and has since become a global sign of protest in the fight for women’s rights worldwide.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
The corpse was dressed in a dark, heavy cloak and bonnet, its legs were bent with knees not far from the ground.
—Melissa Gray, NPR, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
The building has since been remodeled to cloak the Brutalist design.
—Michael Allen, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
The house was cloaked in the shade of all these large ancient trees.
—The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloak
Noun
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The dawn light drew a silver veil over this land of unnerving beauty, reminding me of paintings by Caspar David Friedrich and William Blake.—
Chloe Berge,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Tulle Top Christopher Esber’s T-shirt is unlike any other it is draped with a veil of silky texture.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Other highlights include the cape Bela Lugosi wore in the 1948 horror comedy film Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, costumes from The Wizard of Oz andoriginal concept art from Blade Runner and Total Recall.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Abdi was the first model down the runway, wearing a dramatic leopard-print cape: Bright bursts of color in sharp relief to the hall’s inky shadows.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Many Tesla owners have reported selling their vehicles or disguising them as being from a different maker out of shame or fear.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
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Although much of Sweetener seems soaked in sunshine, there’s sadness in the lyrics that emulates the album title — in the sense that sweetener disguises its contents with an artificiality akin to the happy mask Grande dons on the album.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The film doesn’t conceal the role that informal migrant labor plays in European agriculture and the toll that its informality takes on the migrants.—
Bartolomeo Sala,
The Dial,
27 Mar. 2025
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Once concealed structural beams have been exposed, allowing the geometry of the honeycombed ceilings and the pillars to speak honestly, inviting visitors to better understand the integrity of Pereira’s original design.—
Jennifer Lee,
Forbes,
26 Mar. 2025
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Before Lavin’s death shrouds the season’s homestretch in grief, the best dramatic beats come from Bomer, whose character gets some sweet scenes with a closeted young Mormon and one solid episode featuring Billie Lourd as Jerry’s long-estranged daughter.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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Scientists have known since the 1990s that complex processes taking place in Earth's atmosphere because of climate change could reduce the density of the upper layers of the planet's gaseous shroud.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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One career nadir was playing Batman in Joel Schumacher’s goofy, garish Batman Forever (1995) with Nicole Kidman and Chris O’Donnell—before George Clooney took up the mantle for 1997’s Batman & Robin and after Michael Keaton played the Dark Knight in 1989’s Batman and 1992’s Batman Returns.—
Time,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Penn Social is taking up the mantle and will be hosting the Harikaraoke band for their first karaoke post-Hill Country, next Wednesday, April 2nd.—
Victoria Knight,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Many are masked, at least three are carrying bats or sticks, and one is armed with an assault rifle.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2025
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As for the buyer, their identity was also masked by an LLC, in this case 1388 Group Inc., which lists an address in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and is owned by Huisha Zhen.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Rogers was found hiding under a bridge nearby and was arrested, authorities said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
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The couple went viral in 2022 when food blogger Carissa Stanton moved into their former Venice, Calif., home and found old photographs of Dann and Karen hidden in the fireplace.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Cloak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloak. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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