masked
2 of 2past tense of mask entry 2
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Adjective
The bank was held up by masked robbers.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
His death occurred a few weeks after Renee Good was fatally shot by a masked ICE agent in the city.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Ein Samia and Bardala, West Bank — When the masked men sliced through the metal fence of the water-pumping station on a dark February evening and ran toward the squat building, the four workers inside panicked.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
In the weeks before Andrew Lloyd Webber announced the New York staging of his The Phantom of the Opera reboot Masquerade last year, cryptic messages and clues began popping up, not least being the appearance of the masked singer outside the Tony Awards ceremony.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The case initially made headlines back in early March, when a group of armed and masked offenders forced their way into a Winnetka home after one of them posed as a food delivery driver to gain access to the residence, local police said at the time.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
His death occurred a few weeks after Renee Good was fatally shot by a masked ICE agent in the city.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Ein Samia and Bardala, West Bank — When the masked men sliced through the metal fence of the water-pumping station on a dark February evening and ran toward the squat building, the four workers inside panicked.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
In the weeks before Andrew Lloyd Webber announced the New York staging of his The Phantom of the Opera reboot Masquerade last year, cryptic messages and clues began popping up, not least being the appearance of the masked singer outside the Tony Awards ceremony.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Masked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masked. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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masked
adjective
: marked by the use of masks
a masked ball
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