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Recent Examples of smoke screen
Moscow’s troops have also deployed old-age techniques like smoke screens, anti-drone cages, and more to keep their tanks safe.
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Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2024
The celebrated institutions of democracy and transparency appeared to them as nothing more than smoke screens.
—Susanna Wing, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2012
Understanding money will give us a sword to pierce through the smoke screen, a vehicle to reach the bottom of the rabbit hole, a lens to appreciate the economic reality of transactions, and a compass to guide choices and decision-making in healthcare and in general.
—Ge Bai, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Former leaders who backed the theater project reject the charge as a baseless smoke screen for the new regime’s governance problems.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023
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Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2024
The celebrated institutions of democracy and transparency appeared to them as nothing more than smoke screens.
—Susanna Wing, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2012
Understanding money will give us a sword to pierce through the smoke screen, a vehicle to reach the bottom of the rabbit hole, a lens to appreciate the economic reality of transactions, and a compass to guide choices and decision-making in healthcare and in general.
—Ge Bai, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Former leaders who backed the theater project reject the charge as a baseless smoke screen for the new regime’s governance problems.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke screen
Noun
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Sami Zayn Toronto native Drake was in attendance for WWE Elimination Chamber, seated in the front row.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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As a result, the front of the Toyota Camry struck a light pole and continued traveling in a southerly direction.—
Elainie Barraza,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Instead of basic blinds or stiff drapes, homeowners are gravitating toward flowing linen, woven shades and layered treatments that create an effortless sense of luxury, Denney said.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Detectives had a blurry photograph of a latent print found on a window blind where the killer had entered Schubert’s home and, with more advanced technology, were able to run it through a database to find a match, according to the district attorney.—
Yash Roy,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Among the top swindles is one in which people extort money by pretending an arrest warrant has been issued for the victim, Smith said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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He was convicted of financial card fraud in 1990, theft by check twice in 1990, two counts of issuing a worthless check in 1994, theft by check in 1994, four counts of theft by swindle in October 2002 and one count two months later.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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What To Know Trump has long been skeptical of renewable energy, as well as global warming, dubbing this a Chinese hoax in 2012.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Naya Tuiasosopo, his relative, orchestrated an elaborate hoax that duped Notre Dame football star Manti Te’o into believing an online girlfriend that actually never existed had died.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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In 2023, researchers revealed that tens of thousands of Android TV boxes being used in homes, schools, and businesses were equipped with secret backdoors that allowed them to be used in a host of cybercrime and online fraud.—
Lily Hay Newman,
WIRED,
5 Mar. 2025
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Rather than leaning on the missions of inspectors general, whose job is to search out waste and fraud at government agencies, Trump has moved forcefully against them, flouting statutes that require a 30-day notice and specific reasons for their dismissals.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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While scrutiny of public finance decisions is always welcome, outright duplicity regarding the city’s fiscal plan is a disservice to the residents and businesses that depend on critical infrastructure funded by municipal bonds.—
Pat Dowell,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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In her four years on Bravo, the baby girl of Summer House has experienced duplicity, vitriol, and audacity (sometimes all at once from Lindsay Hubbard), but that couldn’t have prepared her for the Peacock competition series.—
Zoë Haylock,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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Her example teaches us how such practices can protect innocent people while preventing political chicanery from undermining faith in the American system of governance.—
Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made by History,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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There will be years of political infighting, courtroom battles, and financial chicanery.—
Jeff Goodell,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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Another way to do an end run around sodium is to get your crunch from veggies, which get extra points for also providing heart-healthy potassium.—
Michael Merschel/ American Heart Association News,
Boston Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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Amazon tried to do an end run around this with its try-before-you-buy service where a customer could order up to six items, keep them for seven days to try on, then return the items not wanted.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Smoke screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoke%20screen. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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