camouflage
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In nature, it’s believed that some beetles are shiny for camouflage, protection and mating purposes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Yet the formidable English army of kinsman Malcolm, rightful heir to murdered King Duncan, approached Dunsinane using branches from Birnam Wood as camouflage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
In late May, the Iranian Defense Ministry’s news agency, DEFA, featured a female officer in full camouflage at a meeting of military advisers who had gathered to discuss expanding the conflict beyond the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The suspect's mother also told authorities that her son was dressed in camouflage.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
They all wore camouflage pants, long-sleeved camouflage shirts, and bright orange vests.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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When Jack, patrolling alone in a heavy rain, sees Robert’s speeding van careen off a mountain road, he takes possession of the loot, camouflages the crash site and celebrates having become an instant millionaire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
I enter into my old neighborhood with a fluttering in my periphery where new construction or paint camouflages lines and angles and patches of scenery until the unmistakability of my childhood street reveals itself.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025
They’re small, kidney-shaped, and come in color-coordinated shades, which camouflages them to near-invisibility.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024
One nocturnal bird called a Tawny Frogmouth woke up from where it usually camouflages as a rotting tree stump.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2024
“I hope Roz camouflages herself as a rock. Forever.”
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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Hidden in the scrapes, this little tern chick is camouflaged - and vulnerable - on a Norfolk beach.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
In the end, all that’s left is another thinly written woman in horror, camouflaged by tongue-in-cheek jokes and flimsy progressive ideas.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
The illegal flows can be camouflaged amid the vast size of Binance, which has trillions of dollars in monthly transactions worldwide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Today, camouflaged National Guard troops patrol Uruapan with rifles nestled, or cruise the streets in pickup trucks mounted with machine guns.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
It was the parking lot where he had camouflaged for the first time.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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Masking, camouflaging, trying to blend in - this is what women with autism have been practising to navigate a world that for decades did not even recognise their existence.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
White walls would cede to green foliage, effectively camouflaging the facade—but also playing into the hands of critics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
“I think I’m a fairly earnest person, and that’s gotten me in trouble,” Strong said, “but I’m not interested in camouflaging or disguising myself. Life is too short.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2024
The flightless species comes in three camouflaging varieties, or morphs, that are inherited from one generation to the next.
From Science Magazine ● May 23, 2024
While the rabbit cooks, I grind up part of a charred branch and set about camouflaging my orange pack.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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