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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Payments made under the guise of board member travel expenses continued after the inspector general’s report was presented to the Cook County Board in January 2022, the recent report states. Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025 Details about Masquerade, an immersive new revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera in New York, are still scarce; so far, the production has obscured the cast and crew’s specific roles under the guise of following strict instructions from the Opera Ghost. Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 16 July 2025 Associated entities is a phrase that includes NIL collectives, which perform similar functions as boosters but under the guise of NIL. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 July 2025 It's often done under the guise of providing healthcare or as a religious practice. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for under the guise of

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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 24 Jul. 2025.

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