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/pɹˈiːtɛkst/
/ˈpɹiˌtɛkst/Pretext
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prétexte
a false reason or excuse given to justify an action or behavior, hiding the true motive behind it
Synonymes : stalking-horse
Exemples
1. And now the stock market stopped-- JG: And journalism provides the pretext.
2. He needed a pretext for war.
3. Of course it was pretext.
4. Is Originalism just a pretext for conservative ideology?
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