masquerade

Like most bad ideas, the masquerade came to England from France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

The production, co-directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, jettisons the animal masquerade for a different kind of drag extravaganza.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

And though the high gloss may be an act given Gaston’s actual vocation, Marshall plays the part as if the crook himself believes the masquerade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

The Bohemian second son has so far refused to settle down, but this all changes when he meets a masked lady in silver at a masquerade ball.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026

Some caterpillars masquerade as dead leaves, twigs, snakes, even bird droppings, to avoid being eaten.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

That kind of cynicism is cheap and facile and masquerades as intelligence and erudition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Of the decade’s 120 masquerades, 45 were held at Carlisle House.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Because it often masquerades as self-control or health-consciousness, orthorexia is easy to overlook, even by people suffering from it.

From Slate ● May 25, 2025

Although the letter doesn’t clearly define pseudoscience, Lau notes that a “commonsensical definition” is that pseudoscience refers to “something that is not very scientifically supported, that masquerades as if it is already very scientifically established.”

From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2023

I have heard about the masquerades in England, with their grand costumes and music and acting, but only nobles are allowed to see them.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

“For over a decade, these three brothers, the defendants, masqueraded as party boys when really they were predators,” said prosecutor Madison Smyser.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026

Last season he had masqueraded as Player 001, fooling Gi-hun into trusting him throughout the games and with the armed rebellion, which Front Man of course sabotaged.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025

Officials say people have impersonated firefighters to get into fire-ravaged zones, and now a pair have allegedly masqueraded as members of the media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2025

While evading police, Morgan masqueraded as a rapper and tech entrepreneur.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2023

He listed all the different things his mother would put in it, like cauliflower, peas, onions, and his least favorite, turnips that masqueraded as the much more palatable potato until he bit into them.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

Hunter Schafer plays Yeoh’s partner, a human masquerading as a replicant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

I hadn’t learned yet that I was a Type A person masquerading as Type B. The disguise began to fray almost immediately.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

“Employees often feel safer owning the company they know, but that can be familiarity bias masquerading as investment analysis,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Their stories were safe and strategic— humblebrags masquerading as embarrassment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Ben shook hands with a huge bearlike forward, another linebacker masquerading as a basketball player.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy