cloak
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5.8
- noun
- /kloʊk/
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- She worked in secret, moving under the cloak of darkness to avoid being seen.
- a cloak of legitimacy
- a cloak of sovereignty
- a cloak of rhetoric
And she could do so under the cloak of anonymity.
- And she could do so under the cloak of anonymity.
- I can't know what the poison cloak felt like burning into Cassie's skin.
- That is, the judgment is an expression of envy, which covers itself with the cloak of morality.
- Is it bad for society to remove the cloak of anonymity or is it case by case?
- Fritz used the term sword and sorcery, referring to cloak and dagger fiction, and it's stuck.
- It enables them to achieve many of the same aims as before, but under a cloak of green righteousness.
- I mean, it's meant to instill fear in the public in addition to being able to carry out acts of criminality with the cloak of anonymity.
- And indeed it is because of this cultural cloak of Vale that we think others cannot properly understand us.
- So both of these movements, Antifa and BLM, use the cloak of racial justice and social justice to shield themselves from criticism.
- And because this is, this is impacting USUS taxpayers paying to have this cloak and dagger work target them.
Examples
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It enables them to achieve many of the same aims as before, but under a cloak of green righteousness.
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Soon, there will be someone to carry both the cloak of Alexander... and the sword of Caesar and the name of Caesar.
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And indeed it is because of this cultural cloak of Vale that we think others cannot properly understand us.
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And she could do so under the cloak of anonymity.
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Is it bad for society to remove the cloak of anonymity or is it case by case?
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The hunters put their cloaks back on and sat down to rest.
Fiction book (2002) -
My grandmother's cloak, now mine, wraps me in beauty, holds me in light.
Fiction book (2000) -
The room smelled sick, stale, hopeless, but somehow the cloak had retained a warm, sheep smell.
Fiction book (1999) -
The politician's speech was delivered under the cloak of sincerity, masking their true intentions.
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The detective operated under a cloak of secrecy, ensuring that none of his plans were disclosed.
Synonyms
520
4.6
Shelter that hides and protects people, for example behind sandbags
40
3.9
An outward appearance that hides someone's real identity or intentions
26
4.6
A way of hiding something so it is not easily seen
8
6.8
A false appearance that hides someone's true feelings or plans
3
6.8
Something that covers a person or object to hide it from view
1
7.9
A thick area of bushes where animals hide
1
4.1
A person or thing that hides something to keep it secret
1
4.1
A long coat with a hood that you pull over your head
A long dramatic coat that a stage performer wears to hide tricks
A covering or shelter that protects something from bad weather
Compounds
How Concealing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cloak also came to mean something that covers or hides, like a cloth that covers a person. So when we say something is under a cloak, we mean it is hidden or kept secret.