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also façades
1
as in fronts
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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2
as in pretenses
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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3
as in veneers
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 facades
Like the ongoing Destination Crenshaw initiative, Destination Market Street aims to renovate business facades and add more parking, outdoor seating, pedestrian lighting and enhanced landscaping.
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Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The land recreates Arendelle around a lagoon, its timber buildings painted in muted Scandinavian pastels, facades adorned with rosemaling, a traditional Norwegian decorative art.
—Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Sofia Giulia Feriani’s 2025 research at the Technical University of Denmark documented exactly this effect—building facades acting as acoustic mirrors, amplifying sound at certain spots.
—Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Via Mormino Penna is one of Sicily’s most theatrical streetscapes, lined with facades adorned with apotropaic masks, grotesque faces meant to ward off evil.
—Jenn Rice, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
Gary Broadway Main Street’s next steps include working with existing businesses to help update facades, Robinson said, and the organization has available funding for those businesses.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
The west and south facades would be restored, while the rest is a modern building designed by Carrier Johnson + Culture.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Looking at storefront facades and storefronts and just cleaning up and adding some beautification efforts.
—Samuel O’Neal 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
These habitats provide access to landscaped terraces, maximize natural ventilation, and are enclosed by energy efficient systems and facades.
—Adam Williams
march 06, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The land recreates Arendelle around a lagoon, its timber buildings painted in muted Scandinavian pastels, facades adorned with rosemaling, a traditional Norwegian decorative art.
—Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Sofia Giulia Feriani’s 2025 research at the Technical University of Denmark documented exactly this effect—building facades acting as acoustic mirrors, amplifying sound at certain spots.
—Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Via Mormino Penna is one of Sicily’s most theatrical streetscapes, lined with facades adorned with apotropaic masks, grotesque faces meant to ward off evil.
—Jenn Rice, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
Gary Broadway Main Street’s next steps include working with existing businesses to help update facades, Robinson said, and the organization has available funding for those businesses.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
The west and south facades would be restored, while the rest is a modern building designed by Carrier Johnson + Culture.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Looking at storefront facades and storefronts and just cleaning up and adding some beautification efforts.
—Samuel O’Neal 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
These habitats provide access to landscaped terraces, maximize natural ventilation, and are enclosed by energy efficient systems and facades.
—Adam Williams
march 06, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facades
Noun
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Or, put another way on all fronts, this ain’t 2023.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2026
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Now, as the climate warms and farmers face new challenges on all fronts, the state is investing nearly $40 million to update and expand one of the agency’s laboratories in Windsor.—
Angela Eichhorst,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And Trump, of course, is not—despite his pretenses otherwise—the sole decider here.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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The adults were arrested on suspicion of theft from an elder, theft by false pretenses, conspiracy, contracting without a license and other offenses.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps predictably, one of her favorite pieces in the line is a gracefully curved dressing table in walnut and birch veneers.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
30 Mar. 2026
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Researchers at Austria's Graz University of Technology explored this wild idea while thinking about ways to prevent layers of wood veneers from peeling off each other when they were forced apart with regular use.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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By the time my story about him was published in the November 2023 issue of Vanity Fair, Aryeh Dodelson, and all of his guises, had disappeared from the face of the earth.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026
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In its many guises, idolatry has survived, despite regular and often cataclysmic proof of its dangers, for centuries and many people will consider a much-larger-than-life golden statue of a president to be perfectly splendid.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Luckily, today’s affordable beauty is packed with countless high-shine glosses, dewy setting sprays, innovative concealers, and so much more—all of which deliver luxurious results without the luxury price tag.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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While hair glosses and hair glazes are extremely similar, there are a few key differences.—
Tessa Petak,
InStyle,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ponder the enormously popular magic-lantern shows that appeared in seventeenth-century Europe.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Austin city manager makes more money than Jones, though, with a $538,608 salary, data from the Austin American-Statesman shows.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Bad lighting and poor poses are the most likely causes of poor identification.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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Anthropic is particularly worried about the cybersecurity risks the model poses.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The reality series on Fox, which sees celebrity contestants don over-the-top disguises and compete karaoke-style, crowned it's champion Wednesday, April 1.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Certain menu items, though, feel like fan favorites made to wear cumbersome disguises, while entrees outside of the burger don’t always feel as essential as the smaller plates.—
Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Facades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facades. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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