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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a subterfuge" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a deceptive strategy or tactic employed to achieve a goal, often in a context involving trickery or concealment.
Example: "His explanation was merely a subterfuge to avoid admitting his mistake."
Alternatives: "a ruse" or "a deception".
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He argues that voluntary programs are a subterfuge.
And I explained to him that actually that's just a subterfuge.
In fact, the Mr Nice appendage is something of a subterfuge.
Their business began as a subterfuge to get their children to eat well.
Mr. Singh responded today that Pakistan's demand for evidence was just a "subterfuge".
I can, therefore, show the judge that this is a subterfuge".
As it turns out, the "noise" is a subterfuge much deeper than Ananda imagines.
Some employees said that they were enlisted in a subterfuge to make the victims feel safe.
Labor leaders say those laws are a subterfuge designed to deprive workers of overtime pay.
Guiltless, he was guilty, his brave defiance as much of a subterfuge as any of his visitor's.
But it was also probably a subterfuge, to protect the feelings of his wife of thirty years, Ruth Harris.
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