Trojan horse

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Trojan horse
Noun
  • Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder portray a married couple who build a Potemkin village of eco-friendly homes and pour-over coffee shops in a struggling New Mexico town.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
  • But behind the Potemkin village, the Khmer Rouge regime is declining and the war with Vietnam threatens to invade the country.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Don't be surprised to see a similar fig leaf get floated.
    Dan Primack, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Using them as a fig leaf to impose tariffs on all goods in contradiction to an existing trade agreement is clearly contrary to congressional intent.
    The Editors, National Review, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The rest of the page displays a laundry list of what these shields involve.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025
  • When cops made their first attempt to get inside, Rivera shot at them, hitting an officer’s ballistic shield, police said.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In the movie, these figures are all here for the main event, the one fans have been waiting to see realized on screen.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • There is a new five-inch screen in the back, too, to control heat and lighting, something first introduced in the new California.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of basic blinds or stiff drapes, homeowners are gravitating toward flowing linen, woven shades and layered treatments that create an effortless sense of luxury, Denney said.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Detectives had a blurry photograph of a latent print found on a window blind where the killer had entered Schubert’s home and, with more advanced technology, were able to run it through a database to find a match, according to the district attorney.
    Yash Roy, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Trojan horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Trojan%20horse. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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