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camouflage

[kam-uh-flahzh] / ˈkæm əˌflɑʒ /




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It was the Ruger .22-caliber rifle with a camouflage scope that Roebuck kept in the workshop behind his house.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The pattern may have served as disruptive camouflage, visually breaking up the outline of the crocodile and making it more difficult to distinguish from its surroundings.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

She believes the coloring helps them camouflage among she-oak flowers, with which they are closely associated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Ronnie’s team includes Lenny Ouyang, who runs underground games in New York City; Nikki Barlow, whose stunning looks camouflage her gambling savvy; and Al Cardano, a “wannabe comic” and math wizard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The chromatophores right under my octopus skin switch to camouflage.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

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

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

An old woman was sitting cross-legged against one of the alley’s walls, nearly camouflaged in its filth.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

"They were camouflaging, they were desperate to be social and wanted to fit in."

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

It’s baked into the foundation of the place, camouflaging as scaffolding as we go about our daily routines.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025

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

He liked the camouflaging pattern of the thick fabric and sometimes tipped the thing on its side and shot rubber- tipped arrows at me and Lelia from behind its cover.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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