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camouflage

[kam-uh-flahzh] / ˈkæm əˌflɑʒ /




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"There was heavy fighting," said Tawfiq Al Haboun, a bearded commander in camouflage uniform.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Then Border Patrol Sector Chief Gregory Bovino, who had been leading the immigration operations in California, was among those outside the event, joined by agents in helmets, camouflage, masks and holding guns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

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

“A good start might be not wearing your camouflage shirt every time you go exploring.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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

The planet noises are so loud I can’t hear, so I slide closer, hoping my gray jumpsuit camouflages me enough that they won’t pay any attention to me.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Outside the facility, guarded by camouflaged soldiers, AFP observed three construction trucks entering and leaving the base within 10 minutes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 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

In 1993 it denied inspectors access to camouflaged nuclear sites, leaving the world to guess whether it had separated plutonium for bombs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

On a tree trunk in Thailand's Khao Phra Thaeo Non-Hunting Area, a tiny male broad-headed bark spider rides on the abdomen of a camouflaged female, waiting for her to moult so he can mate.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

The foil, similar to that used by NASA, trapped the heat inside the structure while preventing the camouflaged outside surface from overheating.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Despite the solemn themes of his songs, Kahan avoids self-seriousness by regularly poking fun at his own lyrics, partially camouflaging anguished music behind comedic patter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 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

Kieran Moulton, a PhD student at the University of the West of England, has conducted multiple studies into tattooing as a method of "camouflaging or decorating" scars.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 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

The carpeting was institutional, with a hectic, stain- camouflaging pattern.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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