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Recent Examples of smoke screen
The concern is that this might be a kind of smoke screen.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Any dignified motivations that had once held sway—making art for art’s sake, acting to minimize suffering—became smoke screens to distract others from my selfishness.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Moscow’s troops have also deployed old-age techniques like smoke screens, anti-drone cages, and more to keep their tanks safe.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2024
The celebrated institutions of democracy and transparency appeared to them as nothing more than smoke screens.
—Susanna Wing, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2012
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Any dignified motivations that had once held sway—making art for art’s sake, acting to minimize suffering—became smoke screens to distract others from my selfishness.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Moscow’s troops have also deployed old-age techniques like smoke screens, anti-drone cages, and more to keep their tanks safe.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2024
The celebrated institutions of democracy and transparency appeared to them as nothing more than smoke screens.
—Susanna Wing, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke screen
Noun
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Players such as Tuch, who emerged as one of the best two-way forwards in the NHL this season, and Zucker, a reliable veteran who gets to the front of the net and plays a no-nonsense game, are vital pieces to a winning team.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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When SpaceX missed its reservation on the range twice in two days, April 10 and 11, why didn't ULA move back to the front of the line?—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Clean blinds, curtains, and washable rugs once a month.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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Remember that digital clocks use energy, too. Close blinds or curtains in summer to reduce sun exposure and keep your home cool. Reduce the temperature on your water heater or set it to vacation mode, which will keep the water just warm enough to protect your pipes.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Minnesota Supreme Court has banned Woodbury attorney Kristi McNeilly from practicing law in the state, three years after she was convicted of theft by swindle for stealing $15,000 from a man who hired her to defend him in a drug case.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
2 Apr. 2025
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And last year's $30 million in romance swindles was up from 2023's $24.4 million.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
18 Mar. 2025
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They are aimed at gaining control over institutions likely to push back against Trump’s agenda by citing inconvenient truths: Climate change is no hoax, vaccines save millions of lives and sweeping tariffs amount to a huge tax hike on American consumers and businesses.—
Orlando Sentinel and Chicago Tribune editorial boards,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Apr. 2025
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Joshua Lowe was sentenced to eight months in prison after pleading guilty to false information and hoaxes, according to court records.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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The man who brought up the accusation of welfare fraud, who admitted to working for Alite's former boss John Gotti Jr., left the room, leaving a packet of handouts on a seat on his way out.—
Olivia Liu,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Trump wants Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to be investigated for declaring, after careful study of the 2020 election, that there was no election fraud.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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No, his duplicity and shilling were on full display before, during and after his first term.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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No, his duplicity and shilling were on full display before, during and after his first term.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Read more Opinions in The Hill Op-ed related to energy & environment submitted to The Hill: Gavin Newsom’s climate change chicanery You’re all caught up.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
6 Feb. 2025
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Jane was a devout Protestant at a time of religious upheaval, the ultimate innocent victim of the chicanery of the Tudor court in the chaotic aftermath of Henry VIII’s reign.—
Pan Pylas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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With the aid of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team, Trump appears to be attempting an end run that could succeed where his past attempts failed: by simply terminating the consulting contract that the Department of Energy relies on to develop and enforce the rules.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
11 Apr. 2025
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But some legal experts point to plausible strategies for attempting end runs around the 22nd Amendment under unusual scenarios.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Smoke screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoke%20screen. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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