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Free sign upThe phrase "a disguise for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to something that conceals the true nature or purpose of something else.
Example: "The cheerful facade was merely a disguise for her underlying sadness."
Alternatives: "a cover for" or "a mask for".
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Some countries think that the whole cause is a disguise for Western meddling and hypocrisy.
But Washington maintained that the launching was a disguise for testing ballistic missile technology.
"And I don't want nuclear to be used as a disguise for walking away from renewables.
That picture is a disguise for a Yoruban deity, like a double exposure.
"In politics," Mr. Leavitt said, "most specific issues like this are a disguise for a larger difference.
"The Do Not Track standard would be utterly deceptive to users and act as a disguise for continuation of unfair and intransparent business practices," he said.
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"One way to appear harmless is to appear dim," he said, citing PG Wodehouse's "affable, but thick as a plank" protagonist as a excellent disguise for an Englishman.
The Mayor discloses that his "bumbling" persona may not always, as is often assumed, be a convenient disguise for a razor-sharp political intellect.
Legault's claim to be protecting the youth is a noble disguise for subtly enacting a prohibitionist agenda within a regime of legalization.
Lancelot wears a woman's red scarf as a disguise just "for the sport of it," enraging jealous Guinevere.
RACHEL It's a disguise designed for the super PAC committees who bankrolled his first election campaign.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com