cloaking

verb

Definition of cloakingnext
present participle of cloak
1
as in disguising
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity the outlaw nation had cloaked its chemical weapons plant as a fertilizer factory

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2
as in concealing
to keep secret or shut off from view cloaked their military maneuvers from the outside world

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloaking
  1. hiding
  2. masking
  3. obscuring
  4. covering
Verb
  • Damage to churches and mosques Israel accuses Hezbollah of hiding weapons and fighters in religious and cultural sites.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Damage to churches and mosques Israel accuses Hezbollah of hiding weapons and fighters in religious and cultural sites.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of hiding
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  • This would have reset the age of lunar rocks, masking the moon's true age.
    Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to masking submarine signatures, navies could make greater use of inexpensive underwater drones, or uncrewed underwater vehicles.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of masking
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  • He was known for wearing balaclava and sunglasses in photographs, fully obscuring his face.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The dizzying pace of events since the collapse of Syria’s dictatorship, including daily revelations of its brutality leavened by inspiring images of celebration, has risked obscuring the single most important aspect of President Bashar al-Assad’s demise.
    Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of obscuring
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  • Parts of the station’s restaurant were partitioned off, and a drop ceiling was added, covering up the vaulted ceiling.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This is the first of a four-part series covering their perspectives, starting with the top AI home trend predictions for 2025.
    Jamie Gold, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of covering
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