smokescreen
Example Sentences
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Flattery in state media underscored the dictator’s need to establish cult-of-personality supremacy as a smokescreen for his nation’s woes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
The smokescreen even featured daily schedules that appeared to leave time for weekend golf games, and announcements of meetings for his senior officials.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
MSF said the volume of aid allowed in so far was not nearly enough, describing it as "a smokescreen to pretend the siege is over".
From BBC ● May 21, 2025
The plaintiffs contend that the ability of users to choose an alternative to Google search is nothing but a smokescreen obscuring its powerful dominance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
And the other girls gathered their tampons, gummi bears, and beauty samples — a smokescreen of female products — and headed back up to the surface.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
