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as in pretense
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
he allowed himself to dine at fine restaurants all over the world under the guise of research for his book on international cuisine
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as in costume
clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation
she felt as though she should be wearing some sort of Germanic guise, complete with dirndl, for the fall festival featuring traditional German food and drink
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as in mask
clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else
he sneaked into the castle to rescue Ivanhoe in the guise of a priest coming to give Ivanhoe his last rites
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as in appearance
outward and often deceptive indication
hazing rituals may have the guise of harmless fun, but often the reality is serious physical abuse
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Recent Examples of guise
If more oomph is needed, however, there's a 200 bhp petrol engine and a hot 241 bhp vRS guise.
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Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
In its stock guise, the Dark Horse is capable of 0 to 60mph in 3.7 seconds and covers the quarter mile in 12 seconds at 118.4mph.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
According to certain cosmologies, their souls take on the guise of marine creatures—an idea that struck me as strangely comforting.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Those influences are often deliberate — coy and canny reworkings of previous themes and character types, presented again in new guises and winking reflections.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
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Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
In its stock guise, the Dark Horse is capable of 0 to 60mph in 3.7 seconds and covers the quarter mile in 12 seconds at 118.4mph.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
According to certain cosmologies, their souls take on the guise of marine creatures—an idea that struck me as strangely comforting.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Those influences are often deliberate — coy and canny reworkings of previous themes and character types, presented again in new guises and winking reflections.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guise
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The Trump Administration has significantly weakened America's national security infrastructure under the false pretense of government efficiency, by reducing staffing at the Departments of Defense and State, FBI, CIA, USAID, and others despite increasing global threats.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration’s harrowing detention of Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil — and the broader repression of student activism on campuses across the country — is being sold to the public under the false pretense of ensuring Jewish safety.—
Adam Jaffe,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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With nowhere to hide and no way to escape her Dobby costume, the teacher had no choice but to soldier through the day.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Pikachu hasn't been the only inflatable costume spotted in amid the recent protests in Turkey.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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So, is the mask the true self, or is the man behind it?—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
26 Mar. 2025
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Skincare ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, Niacinamide, peptides, and salicylic acid also slowly found their way into shampoos, conditioners, exfoliants, tonics, and masks.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
26 Mar. 2025
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In 2015-16 at Division II Lenoir-Rhyne, Odom led the Bears to a 21-10 mark – a 13-win improvement — and the school’s first-ever NCAA Sweet 16 appearance.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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In what will be his first public appearance he was hospitalized, Francis will give his blessing shortly after noon on Sunday to a crowd outside the hospital, the Vatican said in a statement.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
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Though the statesman tries to stay one step ahead of the sovereign, the facade he’s so carefully crafted starts to crack.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2025
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The iconic flag is bolted onto the facades of brick homes.—
Sara Miller Llana,
The Christian Science Monitor,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Michigan head coach, locked into a close first-round game against UC San Diego, couldn’t help but notice that nearly everyone in Ball Arena not in Wolverines garb was rooting against his team.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Fieri is front and center on the cover of the special cameo and in his usual garb: black T-shirt, glitzy chain necklaces, sunglasses and bleach-blonde hair.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The two don military camouflage in one scene, and face off elsewhere in the play in more formal attire.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Now, researchers have captured four specific cuttlefish camouflage techniques on video, revealing more about this mesmerizing ability.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Mar. 2025
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The club was candid — perhaps to a fault — regarding its extensive efforts to trade the face of the franchise, hoping to clear up payroll and roster space.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The rash generally appears three to five days after the first symptoms, beginning as flat red spots on the face and then spreading downward to the neck, trunk, arms, legs and feet.—
Devi Shastri,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Guise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guise. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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