Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Trojan horse
Noun
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Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder portray a married couple who build a Potemkin village of eco-friendly homes and pour-over coffee shops in a struggling New Mexico town.—
Jennifer Wilson,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025 -
But behind the Potemkin village, the Khmer Rouge regime is declining and the war with Vietnam threatens to invade the country.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
26 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Yet in truth, Jewish fear is being used as a fig leaf for an anti-democratic agenda of mass deportations, civil rights rollbacks and attacks on higher education.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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In this context, elections would allow the generals to cover their 2021 power grab with a fig leaf of legitimacy.—
Tharaphi Than,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There’s credits, grenades, shield and health kids to scavenge, on top of tons of materials whose inherent value isn’t really made clear at first — or ever, really.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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Bar a few second-half touches, there seemed to be an invisible parabolic shield around the edge of Inter’s area.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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However, with all the secrecy, private discussions that occur in corridors outside the Chapel and reports of deal-making, Harris says the process is more akin to another screen hit – TV show The Traitors.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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The Mira Pro is a 25.3-inch screen that looks like paper, with a color E Ink Kaleido 3 panel.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Research from the Psychological Review shows that overconfidence distorts forecasting and blinds leaders to systemic risks—even when solid data is available.—
Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Don’t worry about purchasing special materials — hunting blinds can be as simple as a cardboard box or a towel draped over a dining chair.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Trojan horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Trojan%20horse. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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