in disguise
idiom
1
: wearing a disguise
I've heard that she sometimes travels around the country in disguise.
2
: made to look like something else : presented as another thing
He says that the new fee is really just a tax increase in disguise.
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Here are some tips to fight back against the flawed belief that rest is just laziness in disguise, during the holidays and beyond.
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Stacy Shaw, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
For years, Nelson had been writing thirty-two-bar AABA songs in disguise.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The act defined various forms of nightriding -- including going out in disguise at night to intimidate or assault people or to damage or destroy property, as well as the delivery or posting of threatening notices -- and set various prison terms and fines.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2025
Premiering in 2006, when the actor was 12 years old, Arias appeared on the Disney Channel series about a young girl living a double life as a famous pop singer and normal teenager in disguise.
—Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
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Stacy Shaw, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
For years, Nelson had been writing thirty-two-bar AABA songs in disguise.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The act defined various forms of nightriding -- including going out in disguise at night to intimidate or assault people or to damage or destroy property, as well as the delivery or posting of threatening notices -- and set various prison terms and fines.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2025
Premiering in 2006, when the actor was 12 years old, Arias appeared on the Disney Channel series about a young girl living a double life as a famous pop singer and normal teenager in disguise.
—Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
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“In disguise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20disguise. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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