masquerade
Example Sentences
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College Football Brain is why we still have Zombie Bowl games layered on top of this 12-team playoff, as if anyone actually cares or comprehends why the quarterfinal needs to masquerade as the Cotton Bowl.
The tweet was part of a conversation that began Monday evening with Ms. Berry condemning “transphobic” progressives and “bigotry masquerading as feminism.”
From Washington Times
“The practice of for-profit companies masquerading as charities is therefore a significant threat to the public and the charitable sector,” they wrote.
From Seattle Times
In one high-profile case, a Chinese car is masquerading as Russian one.
From Reuters
And their behavior made them notorious, as when Capote threw himself a lavish masquerade party, the Black and White Ball, or when Mailer almost killed his wife by stabbing her with a penknife.
From Washington Post
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