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as in facades
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
tried to project some semblance of confidence even though public speaking terrified her
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as in faces
outward and often deceptive indication
a used-car dealer with only a semblance of honesty
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semblances
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The resulting films were projected on building facades around the community.
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Video on Venezuelan state television showed buildings missing facades, tilted on their foundations.
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Big names and big faces on television are bound to have their critics.
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Every round, both losing players have to put stickers on their faces.
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At school, Jin’s oldest daughter, Jane, teams up with a Black classmate, one of few, to expose their neighbors’ prejudices and pretenses.
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Fernando Navarro, 53, of Minneapolis, is facing four counts of felony fraud for collecting nearly $70,000 in funds from Minnesota's medical assistance program under false pretenses.
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Kim has played in 27 games this season and gone 5-for-73 in 82 plate appearances.
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Swift and Kelce’s big day comes after months of speculation and back-to-back public appearances.
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Footballing success, in differing guises, came a long time ago.
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Opponents of affirmative action, who suspect that the process is still continuing under other guises, could seek to replicate the winning strategy of the Harvard and UNC cases, if testing data show large, unexplainable gaps in academic preparation among different student groups.
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In The Scenario, reporter Kirbie Johnson takes readers behind the scenes of the buzziest movies and TV shows to reveal how the best wigs, special-effects makeup, and more are created.
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New Jersey Transit warned Friday morning that rail service is subject to delays of up to 30 minutes and select train cancellations due to the effects of extreme heat on equipment.
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There are about 340,000 pending cases in California, with highest concentration in Los Angeles county, with 95,000 open cases, TRAC data shows.
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It's been a 10-year hiatus from television for him and comes amid shifting attitudes toward cable news shows.
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That roundup includes the Radio Songs chart, which details the tracks that rack up the largest total number of audience impressions across all radio formats throughout the United States.
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Those accounts generated more than 55 million impressions over a 14-day period starting on June 1.
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“Semblances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semblances. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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