in disguise
idiom
1
: wearing a disguise
I've heard that she sometimes travels around the country in disguise.
2
: made to look like something else : presented as another thing
He says that the new fee is really just a tax increase in disguise.
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Working in a rookie with Engram is ideal, and easily accomplished since Engram is a slot receiver in disguise.
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Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
But that setback may have been a blessing in disguise.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
The tech barons are mere clerks and shopkeepers in disguise.
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Others reassured Mullen that the mix-up may have been a blessing in disguise.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
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Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
But that setback may have been a blessing in disguise.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
The tech barons are mere clerks and shopkeepers in disguise.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Others reassured Mullen that the mix-up may have been a blessing in disguise.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
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“In disguise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20disguise. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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