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
Some desert conservationists are critical of the efforts, saying the captive rearing program is essentially a smokescreen that distracts from the pressing need to conserve critical habitat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2024
It is intended to replicate hunting without killing animals, but critics claim it can be used as a "smokescreen" for the real thing.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2024
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
