smokescreen (Meaning)

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smokescreen (n)

(military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements

an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure

The politician used a smokescreen of rhetoric to evade answering the difficult question.
The car's exhaust billowed a thick smokescreen, obscuring its path from pursuers.
The protesters deployed a smokescreen to create a diversion and escape the police.
The company's financial reports were a smokescreen, hiding its true financial condition.
The witness provided a smokescreen of vague statements, concealing the truth.
The CEO's speech was a smokescreen, designed to deflect criticism and maintain the status quo.
The military used a smokescreen to conceal its advance, taking the enemy by surprise.
The arsonist set a smokescreen to create chaos and draw attention away from his crime.
The hacker deployed a smokescreen of malicious code to divert security systems and gain access to sensitive data.
The government's policies were a smokescreen, disguising its own authoritarian agenda.

(military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements, an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure

chicanery,front, swindle, end run, duplicity, hoax, fraud, dupery, blind,deception

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The politician used a smokescreen of rhetoric to evade answering the difficult question.

The car's exhaust billowed a thick smokescreen, obscuring its path from pursuers.

The protesters deployed a smokescreen to create a diversion and escape the police.

The company's financial reports were a smokescreen, hiding its true financial condition.