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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a cloud of chaff" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used metaphorically to describe something that obscures or distracts from the main issue or important information.
Example: "In the debate, the politician's responses were just a cloud of chaff, avoiding the real questions about policy."
Alternatives: "a smokescreen" or "a distraction".
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In short, they try to muddy the waters the way climate-change deniers or creationists do by throwing up a cloud of chaff and hoping no one will look any closer.
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By repeating this circuit, the wide cloud of chaff edged toward the coast just like a real sea-borne fleet.
A prototypical engagement played out across four panels, with the final one delightedly proclaiming, "Now that we tricked those missiles, we can hunt down whoever launched them!" Everything from the incoming warheads to the cloud of chaff featured little smiling faces.
Chaff is a cloud of light aluminum-coated material deployed in the air to fool and overwhelm radar signals that may be tracking the aircraft.
A cloud of us.
A cloud of names?
It collapsed in a cloud of dust.
A cloud of crème chantilly is "optional".
Amazon already has a cloud of sorts.
A cloud of steam.
A cloud of dust rose.
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