Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Trojan horse
Noun
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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 -
But his proudest accomplishments amount to little more than a progressive Potemkin village.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
Noun
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New Zealand Christmas trees, fig leaf plants and paspalum grass accent the outdoor living space.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
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In a time when the suffering and seemingly hopeless prospects of America’s poor are known to all who have eyes to see, the only fig leaf available to hide the obscenity of this bill is the old partisan charge of waste, fraud and abuse.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Trump has lost his tariff shield.—
Brett Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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But Facebook and other companies had a legal shield, known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which essentially deterred lawsuits over content posted by their users.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The index also applies liquidity screens, quarterly rebalances and daily calculations.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Don't eat or drink in front of your laptop, which can result in food spattering or spilling on the computer and the screen.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Two older cats in the home, one ill, the other blind, followed the sounds into the room.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
12 Aug. 2025
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And most companies are walking into that future blind.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Trojan horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Trojan%20horse. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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