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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.
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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
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
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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
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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
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Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are shown on screen during a debate watch party at the Cameo Art House Theatre in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on Sept. 10, 2024.Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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After she was officially nominated at the Democratic National Convention in 2016, organizers aired a video montage featuring America’s presidents before the screen symbolically shattered and Hilary Clinton appeared.Andrew Zucker, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2024
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In the vast majority of cases, the ethical trifecta will provide a very effective shield for attorneys from both ethical sanctions and civil liability.Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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But the benefit of having a public stamp of approval in the shape of the NFL shield is obvious.Alex Prewitt, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
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Hotel Detective Going into ‘Hotel Detective’ blind is probably for the best.Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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The Best Spray Mops, According To Our Testing Hard Surfaces Hard surfaces like coffee tables, TVs, mirrors, window blinds, and consoles collect dust easily and often get overlooked.Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Potemkin village.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Potemkin%20village. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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