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Recent Examples of Potemkin village
Only Alain seems eager to ignore the disinformation and embrace this Potemkin village as the real deal (except when his eyes show a gathering concern).
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
But his proudest accomplishments amount to little more than a progressive Potemkin village.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
But his proudest accomplishments amount to little more than a progressive Potemkin village.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Potemkin village
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This leaves some experts questioning whether AI could be serving as a fig leaf for companies that are laying off employees for old-fashioned reasons, such as financial underperformance or global economic uncertainty.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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New Zealand Christmas trees, fig leaf plants and paspalum grass accent the outdoor living space.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Zohran Mamdani on His Unlikely Rise When the screens at the Brooklyn Paramount event confirmed his victory, attendees loudly cheered for minutes on end.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Margret Rojas, 38, (@stylethegirl), posted a short clip of herself running on Instagram, followed by a screen recording of messages from her husband, Diego, 38, and their daughter, aged 9, and son, 5.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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To better understand how these storms can wreak so much havoc, our research team created simulations to show how storms interact with Earth’s natural magnetic shield and trigger the dangerous geomagnetic activity that can shut down electric grids.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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The head shield, all of those tiles on the bottom, would be stripped off.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Step 7: Dust Window Treatments Clean the windows and window treatments by dusting or washing blinds or curtains, according to their care instructions.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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And there are a lot of options, from wood blinds to zebra shades to cafe shutters and beyond.—
Liz Ohanesian,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Potemkin village.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Potemkin%20village. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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