masquerading

Example Sentences

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Her view is that the current high prices reflect “nothing more than just geopolitical noise masquerading as a structural deficit.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

To start, they’ve been masquerading as a vegetable when they are actually classified as botanical fruits.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

“This is a fight about vibes and personalities masquerading as a policy dispute,” said Michael Horowitz, a former Defense Department official who worked on AI policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Justina, 45, from Cardiff, opened her restaurant about a year ago and said she had noticed an "overwhelming presence of chain restaurants, sometimes masquerading as independents" on delivery apps.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

On Oakland’s fringe there was a neighborhood, masquerading as an entirely separate town, called Rockridge.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis