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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But for houses connected to public water and sewer, lot size rules are arbitrary, lacking even a fig leaf of public health or safety concern.—
Salim Furth,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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Friction offers a different kind of shield.—
Ascend Agency,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Federal prosecutors accused Lang of assaulting police at the Capitol using an aluminum baseball bat and a riot shield.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Cinema history has always been linked to technology, but a recent find pushes back the timeline for robots on screen.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Padilla and Gosling were a teacher and principal in another sketch reading passed notes out loud that, according to text on screen, were swapped out since rehearsal, causing both to crack up uncontrollably.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 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 13 Mar. 2026.
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