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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Victims are lured into providing their gift card numbers and PINs under the guise of verifying their balance.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
That Black artists are expected to conform and continuously subject themselves to such hostile environments under the guise of participating in community is wholly unfair.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
The former doctor was also convicted in Michigan of molesting young girls under the guise of treatment, with more than 265 people, including USA Gymnastics national team stars Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas, saying Nassar victimized them.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024
When Dwight proves unwilling to negotiate a price for sharing Tulsa, Bevilaqua decides to settle things a different way: sending a hitman to kill our guy under the guise of making a new offer.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
That Black artists are expected to conform and continuously subject themselves to such hostile environments under the guise of participating in community is wholly unfair.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
The former doctor was also convicted in Michigan of molesting young girls under the guise of treatment, with more than 265 people, including USA Gymnastics national team stars Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas, saying Nassar victimized them.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2024
When Dwight proves unwilling to negotiate a price for sharing Tulsa, Bevilaqua decides to settle things a different way: sending a hitman to kill our guy under the guise of making a new offer.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Under the guise of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20guise%20of. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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