Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: red herring

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

But beyond bias — a red herring that bogs down a lot of Fox critics — is the flat-out factual taint that shoots through the entire enterprise, to varying degrees.

Source: https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/bret-baiers-interview-with-fbi-director-shows-what-a-joke-it-is-to-pose-him-as-foxs-real-journalism-successor-to-chris-wallace/

Clinging to the Crown’s case theory and fearing the DNA would upend its case, the prosecution dismissed the DNA as a red herring.

Source: https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/07/presumption-of-evil-displaces-presumption-of-innocence/

Except, of course, anyone who’s watched more than 10 minutes of “Ted Lasso” knows perfectly well that this is a red herring, and that Higgins will have some perfectly innocent reason for visiting this zone of iniquity.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/arts/television/ted-lasso-season-3-episode-6-recap-dutch-treat.html

Hannity also brought up the late-term abortion red herring, complaining that Democrats “never want to answer” the question of whether third-trimester abortions should be banned outright.

Source: https://www.nationalmemo.com/fox-ignored-texas-woman-s-legal-ordeal-over-emergency-abortion-video

Having been in and around a President when they move about the country, this from the Biden White House that there were no visitor logs is a red herring.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/25/kash-patel-hunter-biden-joe-biden-classified-documents-robert-hur/

However, this was a red herring to set up a bigger reveal later in the game.

Source: https://gamerant.com/final-fantasy-16-best-characters-ranked/

Pakistan has raised a red herring citing resolution of UN Security Council dated 21st of April, 1948.

Source: https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/naya-jammu-and-kashmir/

Sieber called the safety issue rationale a “red herring tactic.”

Source: https://www.pqbnews.com/news/bright-lights-small-town-saga-continues-in-qualicum-beach/

“The prime minister’s focus on the ‘legacy claims’ is in essence a red herring, and the actual backlog is likely to see an influx of another 23,000 claims by December,” he added.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rishi-sunak-asylum-backlog-clear-pledge-fail-b2358169.html