under the guise of
idiom
: by saying or acting as if something is other than what it really is
She swindles people under the guise of friendship.
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Unequal academic and occupational treatment under the guise of diversity, equity, and inclusion has boxed in American opportunity and left many questioning their worth.
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Alex Rosado, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
In the new two-part Netflix docuseries aka Charlie Sheen, the 60-year-old actor recounts an intervention his family organized under the guise of a 50th birthday party for his father, Martin Sheen.
—Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
During the civil rights movement, many institutions resisted integration under the guise of legal uncertainty.
—Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
Currently in production in the Georgia capital, the film centers on a sentient AI chauffeur bot that escapes the lab and begins killing reckless drivers under the guise of public safety.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
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Alex Rosado, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
In the new two-part Netflix docuseries aka Charlie Sheen, the 60-year-old actor recounts an intervention his family organized under the guise of a 50th birthday party for his father, Martin Sheen.
—Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
During the civil rights movement, many institutions resisted integration under the guise of legal uncertainty.
—Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
Currently in production in the Georgia capital, the film centers on a sentient AI chauffeur bot that escapes the lab and begins killing reckless drivers under the guise of public safety.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
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