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Recent Examples of smoke screen
Any dignified motivations that had once held sway—making art for art’s sake, acting to minimize suffering—became smoke screens to distract others from my selfishness.
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Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Moscow’s troops have also deployed old-age techniques like smoke screens, anti-drone cages, and more to keep their tanks safe.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2024
The celebrated institutions of democracy and transparency appeared to them as nothing more than smoke screens.
—Susanna Wing, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2012
Understanding money will give us a sword to pierce through the smoke screen, a vehicle to reach the bottom of the rabbit hole, a lens to appreciate the economic reality of transactions, and a compass to guide choices and decision-making in healthcare and in general.
—Ge Bai, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Moscow’s troops have also deployed old-age techniques like smoke screens, anti-drone cages, and more to keep their tanks safe.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2024
The celebrated institutions of democracy and transparency appeared to them as nothing more than smoke screens.
—Susanna Wing, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2012
Understanding money will give us a sword to pierce through the smoke screen, a vehicle to reach the bottom of the rabbit hole, a lens to appreciate the economic reality of transactions, and a compass to guide choices and decision-making in healthcare and in general.
—Ge Bai, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke screen
Noun
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With a deep and talented defensive tackle class in the draft and a few free agents still available, the Steelers can now begin restocking their defensive front.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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There are disc brakes in the front and back with beach cruiser pedals for extra comfort.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Hang opaque curtains or blinds to prevent light from infiltrating and impacting sleep.8 Limit screen use: Limit screens in the bedroom.—
Elizabeth Barnes,
Verywell Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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Close curtains and blinds at night to reduce illumination that can disorient birds.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
17 Mar. 2025
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And last year's $30 million in romance swindles was up from 2023's $24.4 million.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
18 Mar. 2025
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Among the top swindles is one in which people extort money by pretending an arrest warrant has been issued for the victim, Smith said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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President Trump has called climate change a hoax and railed against wind turbines, energy efficiency standards and electric vehicles.—
Neela Banerjee,
NPR,
13 Mar. 2025
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The medical and psychiatric records in question supported the argument by relatives of Sandy Hook victims that they had been traumatized by Jones’ assertions that the elementary school massacre was a hoax and by years of harassment by members of his audience.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2025
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But this would come as the result of a cutback in government spending that is currently categorized by Trump Administration officials as either waste, fraud, or non-essential in nature.—
Sal Gilbertie,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Holmes was convicted on four counts of fraud after lying to Theranos investors about her blood testing technology's reliability and was later sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2022.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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While scrutiny of public finance decisions is always welcome, outright duplicity regarding the city’s fiscal plan is a disservice to the residents and businesses that depend on critical infrastructure funded by municipal bonds.—
Pat Dowell,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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In her four years on Bravo, the baby girl of Summer House has experienced duplicity, vitriol, and audacity (sometimes all at once from Lindsay Hubbard), but that couldn’t have prepared her for the Peacock competition series.—
Zoë Haylock,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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Jane was a devout Protestant at a time of religious upheaval, the ultimate innocent victim of the chicanery of the Tudor court in the chaotic aftermath of Henry VIII’s reign.—
Pan Pylas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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The big picture: Opponents argue that moves like these give a green light for corporations to engage in all kinds of chicanery.—
Emily Peck,
Axios,
5 Mar. 2025
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By establishing a 30,000-bed ICE facility on the Guantanamo Bay naval base, Trump has made an end run around the power Congress specifically gave itself as a check on the executive branch.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Of course, clever financial minds will always find an end run around the rules.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 May 2012
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“Smoke screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoke%20screen. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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