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
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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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The weak, appeasement-minded Biden administration went along with this outrage because of a fig leaf: As part of the turnover, the U.S. and Britain would have a 99-year lease on that base.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Comprehensive, multi-layered defense shield The Golden Dome initiative is designed as a comprehensive, multi-layered defense shield capable of detecting and intercepting a wide range of threats, including ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Had action been deferred, Iran’s rapidly increasing ballistic missile would have soon reached the point of immunity — erecting a shield of threatened destruction behind which the mullah’s nuclear program could be rebuilt.—
Chuck DeVore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Jo appeared on screen wearing an orange T-shirt in a beige room.—
Lisa Cavazuti,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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Producer David Selznick launched a nationwide casting search for the role of Margaret Mitchell's resilient heroine, and Tallulah Bankhead, Lana Turner, and Paulette Goddard all screen-tested.—
Darren Franich,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 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 22 Mar. 2026.
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