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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However, how are the actions of the Donald Trump administration, under the guise of addressing antisemitism on U.S. college campuses, in any way in equal measure to those excesses?
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Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
When there was food left over, it was put out under the guise of garbage for starving French civilians.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
Prior to the House settlement, most college players were paid by school collectives, who funneled money directly from donors to athletes under the guise of NIL.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Stone, whose legal name is Elliot Joseph Rentz, attends Paris Fashion Week twice a year under the guise of a celebrity, a famous character or a celebrity playing a famous character.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
When there was food left over, it was put out under the guise of garbage for starving French civilians.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
Prior to the House settlement, most college players were paid by school collectives, who funneled money directly from donors to athletes under the guise of NIL.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Stone, whose legal name is Elliot Joseph Rentz, attends Paris Fashion Week twice a year under the guise of a celebrity, a famous character or a celebrity playing a famous character.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
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