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as in disguised
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 concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view
cloaked their military maneuvers from the outside world
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Recent Examples of cloaked
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Suddenly a cloaked figure appears, and the audience, dressed to the nines in black, white and silver formal attire, is moving again, swept down an escalator and launched into a new scene.
—Abraham Swee, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Other guests remain cloaked in mystery, which suited the experience fine.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
The new character, also called Six Ravens, will sometimes be portrayed as a black bird and other times as a mysterious, cloaked woman with a raven mask.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
So, who was that cloaked figure?
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Throughout a two-hour concert with a 41-song setlist, The Weeknd transformed the 69,000-person venue into an apocalyptic land in the ruins of a city inhabited by cloaked figures.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Nikitović took inspiration from old Westerns to dress Hart, wanting to introduce him like a mysterious, cloaked cowboy emerging from the desert.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
While Fester and Wednesday put the pieces together between the obituaries and the outcasts, the cloaked Avian finally reveals themselves.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026
Behr’s French Beige Beige homes often get a ho-hum reputation, but cloaked in Behr’s French Beige, your exterior sidesteps those stereotypes entirely, our experts say.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 26 Apr. 2026
During the eclipse, as the moon was cloaked in darkness, the crew members spotted flashes of light from meteoroids smacking into the lunar surface.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
Many elements of the deals have been cloaked in secrecy, including where some of the deportees sent to Africa are being held and how long they will be detained.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Like many of Grownkid’s events, today’s potluck was designed to grab attention, and cloaked in a thin veil of irony.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
These white threads are cloaked in sheaths of chitin — the same sugar polymer that forms the tough exoskeletons of beetles, crabs, and lobsters — and can be easily grown in flasks and Petri dishes.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Only instead of the flood of a players’ strike, this time the disaster will come cloaked in the fire of an owners’ lockout.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Further afield, in Europe, old-world wines from France and Italy are complemented by fairy-tale-like settings cloaked in cypress trees and lavender fields.
—Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Ironically, the cloaked and armored marble statue of the goddess was found face down in the rubble near the outer wall of the stage.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Suddenly a cloaked figure appears, and the audience, dressed to the nines in black, white and silver formal attire, is moving again, swept down an escalator and launched into a new scene.
—Abraham Swee, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Other guests remain cloaked in mystery, which suited the experience fine.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
The new character, also called Six Ravens, will sometimes be portrayed as a black bird and other times as a mysterious, cloaked woman with a raven mask.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
So, who was that cloaked figure?
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Throughout a two-hour concert with a 41-song setlist, The Weeknd transformed the 69,000-person venue into an apocalyptic land in the ruins of a city inhabited by cloaked figures.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
Nikitović took inspiration from old Westerns to dress Hart, wanting to introduce him like a mysterious, cloaked cowboy emerging from the desert.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
While Fester and Wednesday put the pieces together between the obituaries and the outcasts, the cloaked Avian finally reveals themselves.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Dressed in a studded black leather vest and pants cloaked in fringe with a turquoise necklace and bracelet, Ink shone underneath the afternoon sun.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026
Behr’s French Beige Beige homes often get a ho-hum reputation, but cloaked in Behr’s French Beige, your exterior sidesteps those stereotypes entirely, our experts say.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 26 Apr. 2026
During the eclipse, as the moon was cloaked in darkness, the crew members spotted flashes of light from meteoroids smacking into the lunar surface.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
Many elements of the deals have been cloaked in secrecy, including where some of the deportees sent to Africa are being held and how long they will be detained.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Like many of Grownkid’s events, today’s potluck was designed to grab attention, and cloaked in a thin veil of irony.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
These white threads are cloaked in sheaths of chitin — the same sugar polymer that forms the tough exoskeletons of beetles, crabs, and lobsters — and can be easily grown in flasks and Petri dishes.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Only instead of the flood of a players’ strike, this time the disaster will come cloaked in the fire of an owners’ lockout.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Further afield, in Europe, old-world wines from France and Italy are complemented by fairy-tale-like settings cloaked in cypress trees and lavender fields.
—Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloaked
Adjective
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But who was behind and funded the groups remained shrouded until after the March 17 primary election, a tactic that sparked controversy as opponents decried hidden influence.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Whenever the weather changes suddenly, or the skyline becomes shrouded in a windy haze, Fernanda Camarillo braces herself for an asthma attack.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Walkable shoes Footwear in Lisbon is all about function disguised as style.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
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Don’t skip the nearby speakeasy La Viuda Negra, a compact and competent mezcal bar disguised as a bridal shop.—
Nathanael Gassett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In 1986 Moscow concealed risks, dismissed warning signs and placed ideology above the lives of its citizens.—
Benjamin Mack-Jackson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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The home stands apart in other ways, operating entirely off the grid with solar panels concealed behind parapets and water drawn from snowmelt.—
Nick Mafi,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Amid chaotic scenes of masked immigration agents roaming neighborhood streets as protesters blew warning whistles, the operation led to two shootings by agents, including the fatal shooting in Franklin Park of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez in September.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Two masked men stopped a delivery driver, placed the device in the trunk of his car and forced him at gunpoint to take the device to the police station, according to authorities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For a spider this small and this well camouflaged, even finding one requires patience and careful effort.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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Hanson, who spends much of his life crawling through underbrush to count trees, plunged ahead into stands of chest-high ceanothus, pointing out sequoias camouflaged in the pervasive post-fire brush.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That starts with its CEO Barbara Petersen, who spent decades tracking bills that obscured the public right to public information, as head of the First Amendment Foundation.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Giulia Rodighiero, the study’s lead author and an astronomer at the University of Padua in Italy, had wondered whether other large objects, perhaps obscured by their own dust, might be dwelling among JWST’s blue monsters.—
Jenna Ahart,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Trim back overgrown shrubs and mow regularly to reduce shaded, humid hiding spots.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Every seasoned gardener knows the particular satisfaction of coaxing beauty from unlikely places — a stubborn perennial that finally blooms, a shaded corner that transforms with the right groundcover.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Our impressively multicultural team of street racers now freelance in the shadowy and complex world of covert ops, jetting around the world to take down an increasingly unhinged array of nihilist supervillains.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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As young girls begin to go missing, Iris falls in with a shadowy, brutish painter Louis (George Webster) who promises her an education in the arts.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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