in disguise
idiom
1
: wearing a disguise
I've heard that she sometimes travels around the country in disguise.
2
: made to look like something else : presented as another thing
He says that the new fee is really just a tax increase in disguise.
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For small food brands, this is an opportunity in disguise.
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Greg Vetter, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Co-created by Powell and Michael Waldron, the show from 20th Television is based on a popular 2022 sketch in which Eli Manning showed up at Penn State’s walk-on tryouts in disguise.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 May 2025
When the big night arrives, the handmaids – as well as June and Moira in disguise – file into the church, filling in the last several rows of pews.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 May 2025
Particularly considering that the movie is actually an Avengers movie in disguise, but featuring anti-heroes turned heroes in Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, aka The Winter Soldier, Ghost, Red Guardian, U.S. Agent aka John Walker, and Taskmaster.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 May 2025
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Greg Vetter, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Co-created by Powell and Michael Waldron, the show from 20th Television is based on a popular 2022 sketch in which Eli Manning showed up at Penn State’s walk-on tryouts in disguise.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 May 2025
When the big night arrives, the handmaids – as well as June and Moira in disguise – file into the church, filling in the last several rows of pews.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 May 2025
Particularly considering that the movie is actually an Avengers movie in disguise, but featuring anti-heroes turned heroes in Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, aka The Winter Soldier, Ghost, Red Guardian, U.S. Agent aka John Walker, and Taskmaster.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for in disguise
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“In disguise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20disguise. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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