in disguise
idiom
1
: wearing a disguise
I've heard that she sometimes travels around the country in disguise.
2
: made to look like something else : presented as another thing
He says that the new fee is really just a tax increase in disguise.
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The cash infusion to her campaign has allowed a barrage of expensive television ads portraying Osborn as a Democrat in disguise.
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Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
What was far less obvious, however, was that the show was using her to set the stage for a time-jumping episode that would provide key context for some of the show’s most satisfying twists: Rio was actually the personification of death in disguise.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024
Benedict recurred throughout the series’ 15-season-run as Chuck Shurley, a prophet later revealed to be God in disguise.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Although this can be a confusing time (and an error-prone one at that), your mistakes will provide you with important learning opportunities and may turn out to be blessings in disguise.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
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Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
What was far less obvious, however, was that the show was using her to set the stage for a time-jumping episode that would provide key context for some of the show’s most satisfying twists: Rio was actually the personification of death in disguise.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024
Benedict recurred throughout the series’ 15-season-run as Chuck Shurley, a prophet later revealed to be God in disguise.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Although this can be a confusing time (and an error-prone one at that), your mistakes will provide you with important learning opportunities and may turn out to be blessings in disguise.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
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“In disguise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20disguise. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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