masqueraded

past tense of masquerade

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Verb
  • The co-founder of the W3C Mobile Web Initiative in 2004 and head of new technologies at AOL who helped launch the AIM instant messenger client during the crazy internet era that was the nineties, Walsh claims to be one of the first people impersonated by hackers on the web.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • This creates alarming scenarios where managers and executives are impersonated in corporate scams, and employees are tricked into authorizing fraudulent transactions.
    Balasubramani Murugesan, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The newly vegan sister-in-law then called the caterer and pretended to be the bride, adding five new vegan options and approving a $1,500 charge.
    Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Josef and Rosemarie raised three of Elisabeth's children, who Josef pretended Elisabeth left on their doorstep, while Elisabeth was forced to raise three of her children in a locked underground compound without windows.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Lori also acted as Cameron’s agent for purposes of the ticket that permitted Cameron to enter the game.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Prosecutors concluded that the landlord acted in self-defense.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Mahomes played quarterback for Texas Tech before being drafted as the 10th pick in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.
    Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The Before trilogy is both one story and three films, following two people, played by the same actors, across decades.
    Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Masqueraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masqueraded. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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