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also façade
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as in face
a forward part or surface
all of the stores in the mall have facades that are in keeping with the style of a 19th-century American village
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as in pretense
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
his interest in acting is just a facade—he joined the drama club to meet girls
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as in veneer
a deceptively attractive external appearance
the company's facade of success collapsed when it was revealed that its financial officers had been cooking the books for years
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Recent Examples of facade
The Chan Cam Street restaurant sits behind a facade of twisted steel slats, which give way to an open kitchen and a charcoal grill.
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Chris Humphrey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The boutique’s welcoming facade features glazed ceramic tiles sourced from Tuscany, setting the stage for an enchanting evening.
—Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2024
Martin said Codes and Regulations is coordinating to have an engineer visit the site to determine if and how the facade could be salvaged following the fire earlier this month.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
But behind the entertaining facade lay some darker truths.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
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Chris Humphrey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The boutique’s welcoming facade features glazed ceramic tiles sourced from Tuscany, setting the stage for an enchanting evening.
—Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2024
Martin said Codes and Regulations is coordinating to have an engineer visit the site to determine if and how the facade could be salvaged following the fire earlier this month.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
But behind the entertaining facade lay some darker truths.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facade
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The new advice is to test anyone with a significant bird flu exposure, such as an unprotected worker who’s been splashed in the face with raw milk on a dairy farm with known H5N1 infections in the herds.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Justin Allgaier, once again, is entering the Nascar Xfinity Series finale as the veteran face of the championship battle. Allgaier, 38, has been in this position six times in the past eight years, but he has never been crowned champion.Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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But in his youth lies the reason for anonymity and pretense, Hoback claims.Joel Khalili, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
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Liberals, apparently, got up close to voters under the pretense of handing out food and water.Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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The psychologist in her 30s — who did not want to give her surname — visited Albania for dental veneers and a lip procedure with the hopes of improving her smile.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 31 Oct. 2024
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Selected real wood veneers are used and Audiovector also offers custom finishes, hand-painted in Denmark.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Topographic features on Earth’s surface, such as mountains and deep-sea trenches, also distort its shape slightly.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
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And lastly clean surfaces regularly to prevent odor buildup.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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That includes shows in Denver at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 (at Ball Arena) and Colorado Springs, Sunday, Nov. 17 (Broadmoor World Arena).John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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At the Arrowverse’s peak, with multiple shows on the air, DC Superhero series could take on this immediacy, without the self-consciousness of having to sell audiences on superhero shows.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Analysts standing in front of a big electronic board counting votes and breaking them down state by state, county by county, in granular detail have now become an election night staple.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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Raw-finish fronts were used atop IKEA cabinets: the lower units are black with brass handles while those mounted on the wall above the work area are in gray and without handles.Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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Beneath its gloss of modernity, the Zionist state—not Palestine—is the anachronism.Seyward Darby, Longreads, 30 Oct. 2024
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This Maybelline lipstick offers high pigment and a shiny finish that doesn’t require any gloss.Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
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In additon to wearning her E.T. costume, Heidi Klum wore a different disguise at her annual Halloween bash Thursday, which was also attended by singer Kelsea Ballerini and Outer Banks star Chase Stokes—who dressed as Sandra Dee and Danny Zuko from Grease.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Ghoul House maze monsters wear ghastly disguises and deliver jump scares designed to thrill, chill and terrify just like their Fright Fest, Scary Farm and Horror Nights compatriots.Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Facade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facade. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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