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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
Interestingly, Air Corps Aviation is seeing more warbird examples that had motorsport provenances before being conscripted into military guise now getting a civilian (re-)makeover.
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2024
The thumb has been placed on the scales to promote the agenda of the person who owns this website under the intensely hypocritical guise of free speech.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
Rio uses her own guise of Federal Agent Vidal to get close to Agatha in order to break the hex.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
In a movie about trash people hurting one another because of horny, Jerry is arguably the cruelest, wrapping his manipulative, coercive behavior inside the guise of artistic malaise and sensitivity.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2024
The thumb has been placed on the scales to promote the agenda of the person who owns this website under the intensely hypocritical guise of free speech.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
Rio uses her own guise of Federal Agent Vidal to get close to Agatha in order to break the hex.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
In a movie about trash people hurting one another because of horny, Jerry is arguably the cruelest, wrapping his manipulative, coercive behavior inside the guise of artistic malaise and sensitivity.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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Under the pretense of protecting her family, Emilia sends her wife, Jessi (Gomez), and their children to Switzerland.Robert Lang, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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When Avril moves in with a woman, resorting for a while to the pretense of separate bedrooms, this upheaval in their lives is barely mentioned.Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
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In 2020, The White Lotus costume designer Alex Bovaird walked into the Camilla boutique in Costa Mesa, California.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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The film’s costume designer Desira Pesta first sought advice from her sister, a psychotherapist, before approaching the actors.Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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If implemented without careful safeguards, UBI could mask deeper structural problems, like placebo AI masks the absence of human engagement.Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Rod Metzer, right, is seen in a zoomed in image from security video purchasing zip ties at a Lowe's store on Dec. 30, 2020 Cherokee County Sheriff's Office Rachel Ashe: This was during COVID and this was during a period where everybody was wearing a mask, except for Rodney Metzer.Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
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There are many types of ghost guns with a range of appearances.Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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The star, who suffered a horrific snowplow accident on New Year’s Day nearly two years ago that shattered 38 bones, discussed his career and more in a wide-ranging on-stage appearance at Culture Square in the second-largest Saudi city’s old town Al-Balad.Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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To Look Out For Behind the anthropomorphized facade, what appears as reasoning in AI agents is actually sophisticated pattern matching combined with programmed responses.Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The real human being behind the facade of America's sweetheart baddie is my most kind, genuine, hilarious, loving friend.EW.com, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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The game looked absolutely gorgeous in the cinematic shown off during the awards, and Ciri looked suitably menacing and powerful in her Witcher garb.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Handcuffed and dressed in orange prison garb, Mangione emerged from a sheriff’s car shouting and moving his shoulders as officers tried to hold him still and direct him to walk.NBC News, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Valente, for his part, wore an olive green T-shirt, camouflage shorts, and black flip-flops.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
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Unlike other ray species, round rays tend to stay hidden in the sand, relying on their natural camouflage to avoid predators — human included.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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In his July speech, Trump suggested a bitcoin reserve would help the U.S. dominate the global bitcoin market in the face of growing competition from China.Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Lisa Pauline Mattackal, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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The incident resulted in the Oscar winner requiring stitches on his face.Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Guise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guise. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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