in the guise of

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: disguised as
a story about a demon in the guise of an angel

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Among those represented are Seydou Keïta, Zanele Muholi, and Samuel Fosso, whose playful self-portraits in the guise of twentieth-century Black icons wink out from among the bronzes and masks. Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 June 2025 Juno has been tracking the motion of this system of cyclones in visible and infrared light (in the guise of heat coming from deeper within the atmosphere) since 2016, using its JunoCam and Jovian Infrared Aurora Mapper (JIRAM), respectively. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Sauron spends the bulk of the season in the guise of an angelic visitor named Annatar, working with Celebrimbor to create the Seven Rings of Power for Dwarves and the Nine Rings for Men. Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024 For United, having an extra forward capable of operating between the lines in the guise of a wing-back proved useful. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in the guise of

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“In the guise of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20guise%20of. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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