Trojan horse

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Noun
  • But his proudest accomplishments amount to little more than a progressive Potemkin village.
    Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
  • Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder portray a married couple who build a Potemkin village of eco-friendly homes and pour-over coffee shops in a struggling New Mexico town.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Yet in truth, Jewish fear is being used as a fig leaf for an anti-democratic agenda of mass deportations, civil rights rollbacks and attacks on higher education.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
  • In this context, elections would allow the generals to cover their 2021 power grab with a fig leaf of legitimacy.
    Tharaphi Than, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Irina Shayk From her shield shades and dad shoes combo to her roster of red carpet dresses, Shayk is owning Cannes—even without a film to promote.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 May 2025
  • With the shield, the second primary mechanic comes into play: parrying.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Raq closed her eyes and the screen went to black, and the last thing the audience heard before the season concluded was a gunshot.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 16 May 2025
  • His call is punchy and controlled, and his love for the game bleeds through the screen.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • After years of Roman shades and bamboo blinds in kitchen windows, curtains are making a stylish comeback.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2025
  • Hunting blinds are designed to give cats the opportunity to stay hidden while still seeing their surroundings.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Trojan horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Trojan%20horse. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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