under the guise of
idiom
: by saying or acting as if something is other than what it really is
She swindles people under the guise of friendship.
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Department Of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem echoed similar criticisms, accusing the agency of silencing conservative voices under the guise of cybersecurity.
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Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The letter sharply criticized the group for sidelining faculty representatives under the guise of operational efficiency.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
Instead of fulfilling Brown’s promise of racial inclusion and integration, highways became a tool of resistance to civil rights—concrete weapons used to demolish Black neighborhoods and re-segregate cities under the guise of progress.
—Deborah N. Archer, Time, 21 May 2025
Characters succumb to the white violence, through brutality, voyeurism and mass consumption by Irish vampires looking to steal their talents under the guise of love.
—Nia Shumake, Essence, 15 May 2025
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Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The letter sharply criticized the group for sidelining faculty representatives under the guise of operational efficiency.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
Instead of fulfilling Brown’s promise of racial inclusion and integration, highways became a tool of resistance to civil rights—concrete weapons used to demolish Black neighborhoods and re-segregate cities under the guise of progress.
—Deborah N. Archer, Time, 21 May 2025
Characters succumb to the white violence, through brutality, voyeurism and mass consumption by Irish vampires looking to steal their talents under the guise of love.
—Nia Shumake, Essence, 15 May 2025
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