under the guise of
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: 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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Over the past few months, legislators have been pushing Assembly Bill 630, legislation that would facilitate the towing, dismantling and essentially the destruction of many RVs statewide under the guise of health and safety.
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Sean Geary, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Israel denies deliberately targeting journalists and says many of those killed were members of militant groups working under the guise of the press.
—Emily Rose, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The President taking over local control of MPD & putting the US military onto the streets of DC under the guise of public safety is wrong.
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hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Saunders performed genital ultrasounds on men from his running group in his bedroom under the guise of heart scans.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 6 Aug. 2025
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Sean Geary, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Israel denies deliberately targeting journalists and says many of those killed were members of militant groups working under the guise of the press.
—Emily Rose, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The President taking over local control of MPD & putting the US military onto the streets of DC under the guise of public safety is wrong.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Saunders performed genital ultrasounds on men from his running group in his bedroom under the guise of heart scans.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 6 Aug. 2025
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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 20 Aug. 2025.
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