masking
Example Sentences
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It was then that I noticed the smell that the smoke-filled tunnel had been masking.
From Literature
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That kind of market broadening is often viewed as a bullish signal—but the rotation turned violent in February, with muted moves in broader indexes sometimes masking sharper moves beneath the surface.
Davis and Head make strong impressions, masking the pedestrian, sometimes cornball dialogue.
From Los Angeles Times
"I do think that we risk masking the true gravity of the principle that this particular piece of legislation supports."
From BBC
That aggregate strength, he said, is masking uneven experiences.
From Barron's
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