Synonyms for red herring
red her·ring

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1. red herringnoun

   any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue

   Synonyms:
   smoked herring, preliminary prospectus

2. red herring, smoked herringnoun

   a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color

   Synonyms:
   smoked herring, preliminary prospectus

3. preliminary prospectus, red herringnoun

   a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus

   "because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring"

   Synonyms:
   smoked herring, preliminary prospectus

Matched Categories

1. • Diversion
   • Herring
   • Prospectus

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1. Gerald Hassell:

   Headcount can be a bit of a red herring in terms of analysis.

2. Suzanne Nossel:

   This is a red herring, what goes on in schools is no secret. Children bring things home. They share what is happening.

3. Eric Segall:

   I think that there has never been a true originalist on the Court, that all of the Justices -- liberal, moderate, and conservatives -- in big cases vote their values and life experiences more than law, and that Biden should appoint someone who honestly and transparently explains her decisions, i think the issue is a red herring.

4. Morgan Wright:

   It’s a red herring and Senator Warner knows better, is it possible the Russians were able to target specific counties in key swing states days ahead of the election? That’s not very probable. We’re giving the Russians way too much credit that they’ve got all this capability.

5. Howard Means:

   Terry Norman is in a sense the second gunman on the grassy knoll ... He's been kind of a handy bogeyman or a red herring.