masked
2 of 2past tense of mask entry 2
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Adjective
The bank was held up by masked robbers.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
The 26-year-old's arrest comes after both the New York Police Department and the FBI sought the identity of the masked gunman who shot and killed Thompson outside a Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Authorities allege that Mangione was the masked gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan and then fled the scene on a bike before leaving the city.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
More than 400 tips were called into the New York Police Department's Crime Stoppers tip line during the five-day search for a masked gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week.
—CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Police said Thompson was walking from his hotel toward the venue when he was ambushed by a masked gunman around 6:45 a.m.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
The 26-year-old's arrest comes after both the New York Police Department and the FBI sought the identity of the masked gunman who shot and killed Thompson outside a Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Authorities allege that Mangione was the masked gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan and then fled the scene on a bike before leaving the city.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
More than 400 tips were called into the New York Police Department's Crime Stoppers tip line during the five-day search for a masked gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week.
—CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Masked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masked. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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masked
adjective
: marked by the use of masks
a masked ball
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