Potemkin village

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Recent Examples of Potemkin village 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 The fake blood, the cars on rails, the Potemkin villages, not to mention the computer graphics, the herds and armies and tempests that exist only in code. Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024 Is the immaculate beauty of that metro station a Potemkin village glossing over the fear with which many Russians live? Scott Simon, NPR, 23 Feb. 2024 Most of San Francisco will remain filthy, lawless and plagued with homeless encampments and drugs, and the Potemkin village will vanish after the summit. WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023 But Horizons Worlds, which as of October reportedly had less than two hundred thousand users, is so far more like a virtual Potemkin village constructed to keep the boss happy. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2022 The $60 million headquarters, for one, was barely a Potemkin village. Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2022 These guys taking the field now are placeholders, the Potemkin village of playoff teams. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022 The McNamaras were a Potemkin village of family bliss. Washington Post, 6 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Potemkin village
Noun
  • These gestures have been welcomed by Western governments, though many experts discount them as a fig leaf.
    Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
  • To put it another way, the technology shouldn’t be employed as a fig leaf for fashion to keep churning out ever-increasing quantities of synthetics.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • Photo: Zach Schiffman 9:30 p.m. At Singers in Bed-Stuy, RuPaul is on the screen, then CNN, then CNN with the audio turned off.
    Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
  • In video captured by NBC News’ crew on the ground in Gaza, Palestinians could be seen gathered in a makeshift shelter in Khan Younis watching the election results roll in on a television screen.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Whipps’ request for the U.S. to install a permanent Patriot missile shield has stalled, after Palau’s Senate passed a resolution rejecting it.
    Reuters, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The ozone layer, a critical atmospheric shield, protects Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation.
    Tom Howarth FOLLOW, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Movie gods, hear our prayer: may cinematic murderers never remember to shut their blinds, amen.
    Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Special dusters are made specifically for blinds, and many fabric curtains and drapes are machine washable.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024

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“Potemkin village.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Potemkin%20village. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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