smoke screens

plural of smoke screen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke screens
Noun
  • Stop forcing parents to choose between their careers and their families, and instead empower them to succeed on both fronts.
    Liz Teran, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Wilcox’s defenses have multiple fronts using four and three down linemen, stemming on the same play and disguised coverages.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Certain frauds included requests to share bank details or to pay upfront costs associated with onboarding, such as certification or background check fees.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Attackers also use email to launch ransomware attacks, deliver malware and pursue frauds such as spoof executive requests.
    David Prosser, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In turn, the Koch brothers supported climate denial think tanks, while Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch’s Fox News nightly broadcasts worked overtime to convince Americans that both climate change and COVID-19 were hoaxes or that vaccines were ineffective or unsafe.
    Michael E. Mann, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The apparent hoaxes come amid heightened concern over campus safety following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Smoke screens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoke%20screens. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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