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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Given the size and breadth of the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill, this provision could be re-inserted into the final version, thereby attacking the heart of the judiciary and the enforcement of its orders under the guise of fiscal label.
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Brian A. Marks, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025
Undermining you in front of others under the guise of joking.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Advocates were concerned that Indiana's RFRA law would allow discrimination against LGBTQ+ people under the guise of protecting the right to practice religion.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 4 June 2025
Too often, clients are steered toward in-house solutions under the guise of advice, when, candidly, they are being limited to a narrow slice of what’s available.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Brian A. Marks, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025
Undermining you in front of others under the guise of joking.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Advocates were concerned that Indiana's RFRA law would allow discrimination against LGBTQ+ people under the guise of protecting the right to practice religion.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 4 June 2025
Too often, clients are steered toward in-house solutions under the guise of advice, when, candidly, they are being limited to a narrow slice of what’s available.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 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 12 Jul. 2025.
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