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Recent Examples of smoke screen
Another thing worth noting is that there are plenty of smoke screens that emerge from the winter meetings.
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Set the smoke screens differently depending on the wind.
—Carolyn Forché, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Politicians should weigh genuine options and be forced, to whatever extent possible, to explain their ends, rather than treat such ideals as democracy and freedom like smoke screens for secret ones.
—Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
The nominal aims of orders to, for example, stop anti-semitism or halt the teaching of diversity, equity and inclusion topics are smoke screens for an attempt to hobble institutions that are perceived to house a liberal elite.
—William Stafford Noble, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Set the smoke screens differently depending on the wind.
—Carolyn Forché, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Politicians should weigh genuine options and be forced, to whatever extent possible, to explain their ends, rather than treat such ideals as democracy and freedom like smoke screens for secret ones.
—Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
The nominal aims of orders to, for example, stop anti-semitism or halt the teaching of diversity, equity and inclusion topics are smoke screens for an attempt to hobble institutions that are perceived to house a liberal elite.
—William Stafford Noble, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke screen
Noun
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The Chicago White Sox surrendered five runs in the second inning on Wednesday, falling 8-2 to the Los Angeles Angels in front of 23,338 at Angel Stadium.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Last year, on Archie's 6th birthday, Meghan shared a photo of her son looking out at the ocean with the sun in front of him.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The large slats of shutters might be easier to vacuum than those of mini blinds or even cellular shades, so make a plan based on your window blind type and style.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2026
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Small branches can be clipped quickly and almost noiselessly and fashioned into an effective blind in only a few minutes.—
Bruce Brady,
Outdoor Life,
8 Apr. 2026
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Supporting characters add to the plot, as Chance needs help from his former crew, most of whom have gone straight but can’t resist the lure of the swindle.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors charged Said with racketeering and multiple counts of aiding and abetting theft by swindle in connection with an alleged scheme that defrauded Minnesota’s Medicaid program of nearly $11 million, according to the criminal complaint.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Then there’s blocking the release of the Epstein files and unilaterally spending hundreds of millions on monuments to himself and billions on his personal war with Iran, while calling the issue of affordability a hoax.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Infowars is facing liquidation because of the more than $1 billion in defamation lawsuit judgments Jones owes relatives of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting for calling the massacre a hoax.—
Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Cerner is not aware of identity theft or fraud related to Atrium Health patient data.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2026
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The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office on Thursday charged Brian Ramos, 25, of Edina, the owner of a roofing subcontractor known as Liminis Remodeling and Exteriors with two felony counts of worker’s compensation insurance premium fraud.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Diplomacy and the pragmatic duplicity that sometimes accompanies it are ingrained at every level of Iran’s political class.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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For some, the implications of duplicity and obscured identity in the line could well apply to its author—and thereby hangs a tale.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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There was some physicality – McAvoy absolutely buried Peyton Krebs off the hop – but little post-whistle chicanery.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Just typical power-grabbing Idaho lawmaker chicanery, right?—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Apr. 2026
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That sort of end run would not be without precedent.—
Sacramento Bee contributor,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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These tools are best used by professionals in the service of their profession, not as a clever end run around it, and certainly not as a path to eventually replacing it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Smoke screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoke%20screen. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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