masquerading

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"I notice certain animals masquerading -- to some extent -- as human beings, and I draw my own conclusions.

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  1. noun A costume party at which masks are worn; a masked ball. Also called masque.
  2. noun A costume for such a party or ball.
  3. noun A disguise or false outward show; a pretense: a masquerade of humility.

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  • Halloween is traditionally associated in some countries with customs such as bonfires, masquerading, and the telling of ghost stories. —  infoplease - Daily Almanac
  • The invasion was an arbitrary military action inspired by a series of lies upon lies and gross manipulation of the media and therefore of the public; an act intended to consolidate American military and economic control of the Middle East masquerading -- as a last resort, all other justifications having failed to justify themselves -- as liberation. —  Iraq Updates - Latest News
  • The device doesn't use MAC masquerading, as I thought, where one MAC address would associate at the AP and the device would work like NAT in routing traffic. —  Wi-Fi Networking News
  • Watch this public relations stunt filmed by CNN of moralist-masquerading-as-drug czar John Walters making a flaccid attempt at being funny, and relevant. —  The Ukiah Daily Journal Forum
  • Seemingly Bartie could be "masquerading" as someone else, and "it could be dangerous". —  Nanny Knows Best
 

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