facade

variants 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 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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“Facade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facade. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.

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