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Recent Examples of window dressing
Artistic Vision Put to Work Cohen’s artistic vision isn’t just aesthetic window dressing.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
When window dressing takes away from that central conceit, what’s the point?
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 9 Dec. 2025
Events like these aren’t window dressing—they’re deal flow engines.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
To recreate the rickety window dressing, construct a frame of white lattice strips, cut boards from veneer paneling, then staple them at angles into the frame.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
When window dressing takes away from that central conceit, what’s the point?
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 9 Dec. 2025
Events like these aren’t window dressing—they’re deal flow engines.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
To recreate the rickety window dressing, construct a frame of white lattice strips, cut boards from veneer paneling, then staple them at angles into the frame.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for window dressing
facade
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Set the scene At a cobblestoned intersection in the Tribeca North Historic District, an industrialist red brick facade gives way to eight floors of ethereal Art Deco interior design straight out of the South of France.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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Future plans include repurposing the building’s former drive-thru lane into an outdoor cafe and adding new jellyfish murals to its front facade.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Window dressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/window%20dressing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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