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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Those early stumbles may have been a blessing in disguise.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
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—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2025
But maybe Stafford’s absence at the start of training camp could even be construed as a blessing in disguise.
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It was often said — including by Hill himself — that the urban crime movies in which Hill specialized were Westerns in disguise.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Glen Powell plays a disgraced college quarterback who attempts to rebuild his career in disguise in the upcoming Hulu series Chad Powers.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2025
But maybe Stafford’s absence at the start of training camp could even be construed as a blessing in disguise.
—Dan Lovi, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2025
It was often said — including by Hill himself — that the urban crime movies in which Hill specialized were Westerns in disguise.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
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“In disguise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20disguise. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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