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also façade
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as in face
a forward part or surface
all of the stores in the mall have facades that are in keeping with the style of a 19th-century American village
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as in pretense
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
his interest in acting is just a facade—he joined the drama club to meet girls
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as in veneer
a deceptively attractive external appearance
the company's facade of success collapsed when it was revealed that its financial officers had been cooking the books for years
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Recent Examples of facade
The facade of The New York Stock Exchange is seen in the Financial District in New York City on Nov. 18, 2023.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 June 2025
Reuters reported that at least one Iranian missile struck Beersheba, Israel’s largest southern city, early Friday, ripping off the facade of at least one apartment complex and leaving a crater in a residential area.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 June 2025
One missile hit the U.S. consulate in Tel Aviv, causing minor damage to its facade, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said in a post on X, adding the consulate would remain closed on Monday.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 16 June 2025
Last month, on the facade of the Agriculture Department that faces the Mall, a huge banner of Trump's face was draped between the columns alongside one of Lincoln.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 11 June 2025
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 June 2025
Reuters reported that at least one Iranian missile struck Beersheba, Israel’s largest southern city, early Friday, ripping off the facade of at least one apartment complex and leaving a crater in a residential area.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 June 2025
One missile hit the U.S. consulate in Tel Aviv, causing minor damage to its facade, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said in a post on X, adding the consulate would remain closed on Monday.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 16 June 2025
Last month, on the facade of the Agriculture Department that faces the Mall, a huge banner of Trump's face was draped between the columns alongside one of Lincoln.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facade
Noun
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But his face was on camera, and law enforcement databases pointed investigators to Abston, the affidavit states.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
20 June 2025
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Post-Showtime era Johnson remained in the fold as the face of the franchise, even if for only a bit longer.—
James Jackson,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Tiron Alexander, 35, was convicted by a federal jury of wire fraud and entering a secure area of an airport by false pretenses on June 5, according to a press release by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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Theft by false pretense: Someone contacted a Saratoga resident claiming to work for Kaiser Hospital and the Chinese police.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
17 June 2025
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The film’s glossy veneer of confidence, much like that of its lead, belies an uncertainty.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2025
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Decades before that, piano key veneers and keyboards, billiard balls and other products began being made from plastics such as Bakelite instead of ivory.—
Anthony R. Cannella,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2025
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But beneath the surface, this is a deliberate shift.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Stomach sleepers need a firmer surface to keep this area uplifted, as something too soft causes the lower back to sink in.—
Julia Forbes,
Wired News,
27 June 2025
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Nationwide, more than 145 people have been hospitalized with measles so far this year, federal data show, and many of those hospitalized have needed intensive care.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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Almost 205,000 Hispanics live in Mecklenburg, the data shows, or about 58% of the region’s population of Latinos.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2025
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Taiwanese air force personnel standing in front of an armed F-16V fighter jet behind two Harpoon anti-ship missiles during a drill at Hualien Air Force base on August 17, 2022.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Each couple then goes on a five-minute speed date live in front of the audience.—
Ryan P. C. Trimble,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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But that doesn’t put a gloss on what is really happening.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
18 June 2025
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No scripts, no gloss, just real talk, real laughs and a bit of beautiful mayhem.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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California law already bans wearing a mask or other disguise, including a fake mustache, wig or beard to hide your identity and evade law enforcement while committing a crime, but there are no current laws about what police can or cannot wear.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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Director Kirk saw a metaphor in the Jackal’s disguises for the art of acting itself, and encouraged Redmayne to lean into the character’s performative tendencies.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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“Facade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facade. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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