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also façade
1
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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2
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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3
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
In his first go-around as president, his name was considered so objectionable that six residential buildings on Riverside Boulevard went to great effort and expense (costs were estimated at as high as $1 million per building) to remove it from their facades.
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 Jan. 2025
Inspired by this mechanism, scientists from Germany's universities of Stuttgart and Freiburg developed what is known as the Solar Gate window facade system.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2025
According to an eyewitness, the 1915 Spanish Colonial Revival mansion has burnt down in the Eaton fire, with only its facade still standing.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
Even their receipt will read with the name of their faux-healthy choice — building a delicious facade.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 Jan. 2025
Inspired by this mechanism, scientists from Germany's universities of Stuttgart and Freiburg developed what is known as the Solar Gate window facade system.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2025
According to an eyewitness, the 1915 Spanish Colonial Revival mansion has burnt down in the Eaton fire, with only its facade still standing.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
Even their receipt will read with the name of their faux-healthy choice — building a delicious facade.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facade
Noun
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His words resonate against images of the changing face of denuded mountains, pointing up a key theme now more relevant than ever — the cost to nature of man’s progress.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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And strangely, even in the face of that loss, a feeling of home remaining and, in a very surprising way, being deepened.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Popular on Variety Craig Sweeny’s screenplay strikes a frequently arch posture to accommodate this trickster protagonist, which undermines any pretense of seriousness elsewhere.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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To suggest that gimmickry somehow cancels a film’s worthiness plays into the nonsensical pretenses of awards season.—
Armond White,
National Review,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The treatment the companies were marketing was experimental, but its promoters had the veneer of legitimacy.—
John Carreyrou,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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All of it’s a cover, and the veneer of confidence is wearing thin.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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What Is Co-Sleeping? Co-sleeping is typically when an infant and an adult sleep on the same surface, such as a chair, bed, or couch.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
3 Feb. 2025
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Like other ultra-short-throw projectors, these models could snuggle up fairly close to a display surface such as a wall or screen and throw visuals at up to 100 diagonal inches.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Associated Press will stream a three-hour red carpet show with interviews and fashion footage.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
2 Feb. 2025
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The tug-of-war raged all week over whether the Chinese startup’s efficient, lower-cost artificial intelligence model would reduce the need for as many of Nvidia ‘s hard-to-get and expensive AI chips, which are the best in show.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Polish up your premises both front and backyard and be clean.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Howe has been attempting to do that, while all private soundings from the club have been consistent on that front, but that is not the same as a senior figure contemporaneously confirming the reality on the record.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Glossy lip products had a big moment last year, and Chang was not immune to the hype—though instead of the popular glosses and tinted balms that went viral stateside, Chang fell in love with the Korean makeup brand Amuse’s Dew Tint.—
Annie Blay,
Allure,
28 Jan. 2025
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Feng highlights that relationship by creating a palpable disconnect between the flashiness of her film’s style — its interstitial segments adopting the gloss and pop of a modern Chinese rom-com — and the salt-of-the-earth hopelessness of her characters.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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In a Hollywood Reporter cover story on Saturday, Gascón shared that in the original script she was given, Emilia Pérez’s cartel kingpin protagonist initially transitioned primarily as a disguise to evade the authorities, only to later grow into her newfound identity.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
13 Jan. 2025
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Even with Audiard’s perfunctory attempts to validate Emilia’s gender identity, it’s largely played as a disguise throughout the movie.—
Kyndall Cunningham,
Vox,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Facade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facade. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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