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Since the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a rapt global audience has followed in real time a spectacle usually reserved for the most senior levels of government: the fashioning of an exculpatory fig leaf for an atrocity.
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Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2018
The former president knocked wind and solar energy, before quickly offering a fig leaf to clean energy companies.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
The difference is the removal of the final fig leaf some of us thought was covering America's refusal to subject itself to the jurisdiction of an international criminal tribunal.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Conservatives dismiss universities as factories for indoctrination, while liberals believe that the whole idea of meritocratic admissions is a fig leaf for upper-class power hoarding.
—Mark Gimein, theweek, 19 Feb. 2024
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Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2018
The former president knocked wind and solar energy, before quickly offering a fig leaf to clean energy companies.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
The difference is the removal of the final fig leaf some of us thought was covering America's refusal to subject itself to the jurisdiction of an international criminal tribunal.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Conservatives dismiss universities as factories for indoctrination, while liberals believe that the whole idea of meritocratic admissions is a fig leaf for upper-class power hoarding.
—Mark Gimein, theweek, 19 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fig leaf
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But behind the Potemkin village, the Khmer Rouge regime is declining and the war with Vietnam threatens to invade the country.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
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The resort reproduces an ancient Apulian town and farmhouse in a project that some locals have likened to a Mediterranean Potemkin village.Emma Bubola, New York Times, 11 June 2024
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Physical rest could mean better sleep hygiene or stretching to release tension, and sensory rest might involve unplugging from screens.Dominique Fluker, Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
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Armada comes standard with dual 12.3-inch screens on the dashboard.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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At a press conference, NASA officials said that problems with the heat shield and life support systems would delay the launches until 2026 and 2027.David Szondy, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
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In court filings, Smith's team emphasized that the move to end their prosecutions was not a reflection of the merit of the cases but a recognition of the legal shield that surrounds any commander in chief.ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Cleaning blinds is likely a seasonal task, so try to time it right before Thanksgiving.Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
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Tattered blinds are drawn in the windows, some of which are broken or boarded up.Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Fig leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fig%20leaf. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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