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Recent Examples of fig leaf
Yet claims of conservation appear to be a mere fig leaf for certain commercial safari ranches.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Sep. 2024
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
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.
—Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2018
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Sep. 2024
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
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.
—Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fig leaf
Noun
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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
Noun
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Tiffany Haddish has always commanded attention, whether on stage, on screen, or in the front row of a major fashion show.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 Feb. 2025
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Sion James ghosted a screen, freeing up space for Flagg to straight-line drive.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And this doesn’t factor in Greenland, with its massive – if declining – freshwater ice shield.—
Peter A. Coclanis,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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But Danielle’s odd choices of who to give shields to raise eyebrows.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
23 Jan. 2025
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Layer Over Blinds Create a warm and cozy space by layering curtains over blinds or Roman shades.—
Macie Stump,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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Smart lights, blinds, appliances and electronics are controlled by voice commands using Google Home.—
Michael Kaminer,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Fig leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fig%20leaf. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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