Potemkin villages

plural of Potemkin village

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screens
Noun
  • 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
  • The president and his cabinet have been advocating across airwaves and screens for the viability and necessity of their tariff scheme as the date of the hearing approaches.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Potemkin villages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Potemkin%20villages. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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