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also façade
1
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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2
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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3
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
Every local literary festival has a denialist facade in which guest authors are invited to make statements in support of the nation.
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Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Fordyce Bathhouse opened in 1915 as the grandest of them all with its ornate facade, panes of stained glass, white marble staircases, sunny sitting rooms, and sprawling square footage.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Using roll-to-roll nanoimprint lithography (NIL), the team has developed decorative films that allow photovoltaic (PV) modules to seamlessly blend into building facades without sacrificing efficiency.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Its Art Nouveau façade hides a maze of treatment rooms.
—Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Fordyce Bathhouse opened in 1915 as the grandest of them all with its ornate facade, panes of stained glass, white marble staircases, sunny sitting rooms, and sprawling square footage.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Using roll-to-roll nanoimprint lithography (NIL), the team has developed decorative films that allow photovoltaic (PV) modules to seamlessly blend into building facades without sacrificing efficiency.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Its Art Nouveau façade hides a maze of treatment rooms.
—Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facade
Noun
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The straightforward process involves uploading a picture of your face or snapping a photo, allowing the AI tools to scan the shape and contours to find the glasses that best fit your face.—
Jason Phillips,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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That coincided with similar moves from Ford, Mercedes-Benz and Honda, who all scaled back their EV-only plans in the face of softening EV demand, high costs and the market’s preference for hybrids and plug-in hybrids.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But not everyone accepts that pretense.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Sep. 2025
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But the Jiménezes’ work does not carry the pretense of purity.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While veneers generally cost $800 to $1,800 per tooth, Martinez advertised full-mouth services at $3,000 and charged one client just $2,500.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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The Mulliner Personal Commissioning Guide now features new open-pore wood and tinted carbon fibre veneers.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The beauty industry’s approach to aging has moved beyond surface-level fixes.—
Carol RH Malasig,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Sea surface temperatures also have warmed in mid-August.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the docuseries, Michaels' former costar, Bob Harper, and others affiliated with the reality show, accused Michaels of unethical behavior, such as having bullied contestants, given them caffeine pills in an effort to lose weight faster, and restricting their calories to unsafe levels.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The convoy assembles In order to have a car show with loud exhausts and big rumbling engines in a residential neighborhood, Fizel had to make a few calls.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The engagement photos suggest that, indeed, the big moment boiled down to a boy, standing in front of a girl, asking her to love him.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Aug. 2025
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The front of the griddle is home to the digital control panel, which has an 11-inch display, a single temperature control dial, and buttons for Power, Timer, and Auto Season, used to season the griddle's cooking surface.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement The presence of India’s prime minister provided some democratic gloss to this parade of pariahs.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Stones are finished with sheen to appear more natural and rooftops and gold accents are covered with a higher gloss.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Since a few large growth stocks dominate the S&P 500, index investing is growth investing in disguise.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The pair have taken this conceit and reworked it to be about a football player who, after blowing his college career, dons a whole new disguise, that of Chad Powers, and tries to win it all back.—
Lucy Ford,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Facade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facade. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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