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220 entries under noun topic. ×
| stalking-horse | |
| artifice(trick, shift, escape, routine) | |
| bluff(cover, cause, fake, reason) | |
| claim(action, trick, sham, statement) | |
| dodge(trick, escape, excuse, maneuver) | |
| red herring(expression, cause, reason, con) | |
| apologia(cause, reason, approval, argument) | |
| camouflage(cover, hide, disguise, cloak) | |
| cover story(expression, cause, reason, trick) | |
| façade(cover, show, trick, face) | |
| fraud(trick, deception, pretense, hoax) | |
| imposture(trick, deception, fraud, pretense) | |
| loophole | |
| ostentation(trick, effect, face, sham) | |
| ploy(cause, reason, trick, con) | |
| pose(appearance, cover, show, effect) | |
| rationalization(cause, reason, trick, claim) | |
| shift(reason, slip, trick, escape) | |
| way out | |
| why(cause, reason, base, call) |
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