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Synonyms for stalking-horse
stalk·ing-horse
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Princeton's WordNet
stalking-horsenoun
a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate
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something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
stalking-horsenoun
screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
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a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
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Fire Liz's campaigned hard for this office, fire Liz wasn't a stalking horse. Fire Liz didn't come out of nowhere.
If anyone thinks these dangling investigations are going to be a stalking horse for a continuation of the Mueller investigation, they're dreaming.
I think the bondholders will move to have the judge prevent Sciens from being the stalking horse.
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