smoke screen English

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What does smoke screen mean?

smoke screen

— noun (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements

— noun (= smokescreen) an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures

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smokescreen

light fog

smoke obscuring screen

smoke curtain

screening smoke

distraction

dazzler

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Talk of human rights and democracy is nothing but a smoke screen for demonizing China.