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Recent Examples of Potemkin village
Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder portray a married couple who build a Potemkin village of eco-friendly homes and pour-over coffee shops in a struggling New Mexico town.
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Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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
Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder portray a married couple who build a Potemkin village of eco-friendly homes and pour-over coffee shops in a struggling New Mexico town.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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
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
The fake blood, the cars on rails, the Potemkin villages, not to mention the computer graphics, the herds and armies and tempests that exist only in code.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Is the immaculate beauty of that metro station a Potemkin village glossing over the fear with which many Russians live?
—Scott Simon, NPR, 23 Feb. 2024
Most of San Francisco will remain filthy, lawless and plagued with homeless encampments and drugs, and the Potemkin village will vanish after the summit.
—WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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
Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder portray a married couple who build a Potemkin village of eco-friendly homes and pour-over coffee shops in a struggling New Mexico town.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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
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
The fake blood, the cars on rails, the Potemkin villages, not to mention the computer graphics, the herds and armies and tempests that exist only in code.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Is the immaculate beauty of that metro station a Potemkin village glossing over the fear with which many Russians live?
—Scott Simon, NPR, 23 Feb. 2024
Most of San Francisco will remain filthy, lawless and plagued with homeless encampments and drugs, and the Potemkin village will vanish after the summit.
—WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Potemkin village
Noun
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Yet in truth, Jewish fear is being used as a fig leaf for an anti-democratic agenda of mass deportations, civil rights rollbacks and attacks on higher education.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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In this context, elections would allow the generals to cover their 2021 power grab with a fig leaf of legitimacy.—
Tharaphi Than,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But how does Henry feel about letting go of the characters on her pages and allowing them to be interpreted for the screen?—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Tap the second button from the left to share your screen.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Golden Dome would be very different than Israel's Iron Dome Trump's speech to Congress and his executive order have both referenced Israel's Iron Dome missile shield.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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Even her accessories were theatrical—like her spiked Balenciaga dad cap, and futuristic shield shades.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Clean blinds, curtains, and washable rugs once a month.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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Remember that digital clocks use energy, too. Close blinds or curtains in summer to reduce sun exposure and keep your home cool. Reduce the temperature on your water heater or set it to vacation mode, which will keep the water just warm enough to protect your pipes.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Potemkin village.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Potemkin%20village. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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