Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Trojan horse
Noun
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But when Microsoft built the Potemkin village that is Copilot and charged for it, well, no thank you.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026 -
Only Alain seems eager to ignore the disinformation and embrace this Potemkin village as the real deal (except when his eyes show a gathering concern).—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately, all signs point to OLC's opinion being nothing but a legal fig leaf to justify the president's attacks on foreign civilians.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
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Advertisement Xi did not even agree to the fig leaf of structural economic changes.—
Zack Cooper,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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What better way to demonstrate the intent of taking primary responsibility for your own security and cutting dependency on the United States than by building your own nuclear weapons or relying more on the French and British nuclear shield?—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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How the heat shield behaves this time on its modified, atmospheric deep-dive trajectory could be yet another nail-bitter.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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After the voter makes all of their choices, the screen shows a summary, and a person can make changes.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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However, not every design shortcut translates well beyond the screen.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Setting decoys, crafting a blind and getting ready to hunt together, Crowson and I were in our element.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
18 Dec. 2025
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Why don’t small-town police ever close their interrogation-room blinds?—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Trojan horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Trojan%20horse. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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