Trojan horse

noun

Definition of Trojan horsenext
as in Potemkin village

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  1. Potemkin village
  2. fig leaf
  3. shield
  4. screen
  5. blind
Noun
  • The resort reproduces an ancient Apulian town and farmhouse in a project that some locals have likened to a Mediterranean Potemkin village.
    Emma Bubola, New York Times, 11 June 2024
  • The fake blood, the cars on rails, the Potemkin villages, not to mention the computer graphics, the herds and armies and tempests that exist only in code.
    Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Definition of Potemkin village
Noun
  • These gestures have been welcomed by Western governments, though many experts discount them as a fig leaf.
    Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
  • To put it another way, the technology shouldn’t be employed as a fig leaf for fashion to keep churning out ever-increasing quantities of synthetics.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of fig leaf
Noun
  • Whipps’ request for the U.S. to install a permanent Patriot missile shield has stalled, after Palau’s Senate passed a resolution rejecting it.
    Reuters, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Dubbed the Iron Beam, the shield aims to use high-power lasers to counter an array of projectiles, including missiles, drones, rockets and mortars, Israel’s defense ministry said this week.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of shield
Noun
  • Photo: Zach Schiffman 9:30 p.m. At Singers in Bed-Stuy, RuPaul is on the screen, then CNN, then CNN with the audio turned off.
    Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
  • In video captured by NBC News’ crew on the ground in Gaza, Palestinians could be seen gathered in a makeshift shelter in Khan Younis watching the election results roll in on a television screen.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of screen
Noun
  • Movie gods, hear our prayer: may cinematic murderers never remember to shut their blinds, amen.
    Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Special dusters are made specifically for blinds, and many fabric curtains and drapes are machine washable.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of blind
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