Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Trojan horse
Noun
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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 -
But behind the Potemkin village, the Khmer Rouge regime is declining and the war with Vietnam threatens to invade the country.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
26 Nov. 2024
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Using a fig leaf of legitimacy The latest disaster comes as the junta is again attempting to push for elections.—
Tharaphi Than,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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Federal agents are going through people's phones, going into homes without a warrant, under the fig leaf of this 230-year-old Alien Enemies Act.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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The emergence of prompt shields and spotlight prompting has arisen due to the various hacking efforts trying to get generative AI to go beyond its filters and usual protections.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the change in shield design from the blue-and-gold badge that probation officers have worn for decades to a silver shield almost identical to NYPD patrol shields is being criticized by Dalvanie Powell, the president of the United Probation Officers Association.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For keeping your phone’s screen scratch-free and glistening, choose a phone bag with microfiber lining.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Around the corner in an adjoining room, a silvery space-age pinball machine sits with a cartoon-style side profile of Pharrell Williams backlit above the screen that displays the score.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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While components like the tech pods and interior front blind appear to be specially developed for the one-off Dream Pod concept, the main camping equipment is readily available for CR-V owners who want to make their own micro-camper.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Apr. 2025
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Shut your blinds or get blackout curtains to keep light out, and use a white noise machine to drown out outside noise.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Trojan horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Trojan%20horse. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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