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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This law was passed in 1798 as part of the Alien and Sedition Acts, a suite of highly partisan statutes designed to target immigrants under the guise of national security.
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Juan Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
In El Salvador, Nayib Bukele imprisons thousands without trial under the guise of security.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
It’s mostly not used to refer to someone with heartfelt emotions but rather connotes a level of insidiousness or carelessness under the guise of progressivism.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 1 May 2025
Design For Identity Integration, Not Assimilation Too often, organizations reward conformity under the guise of culture fit.
—Mary Hemphill, Phd, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Juan Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
In El Salvador, Nayib Bukele imprisons thousands without trial under the guise of security.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
It’s mostly not used to refer to someone with heartfelt emotions but rather connotes a level of insidiousness or carelessness under the guise of progressivism.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 1 May 2025
Design For Identity Integration, Not Assimilation Too often, organizations reward conformity under the guise of culture fit.
—Mary Hemphill, Phd, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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“Under the guise of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20guise%20of. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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