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also façades
1
as in fronts
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 pretenses
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 veneers
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 facades
In a Castle Rock that's nearly unrecognizable today, Blanchard hopes the facades make viewers pause and honor the history of their town.
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Olivia Young, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Its exterior is most notable for its gently curving facades across the building’s west and south faces.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Cracks and fissures are being monitored on several walls, ceilings and facades throughout the hall.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Like the ongoing Destination Crenshaw initiative, Destination Market Street aims to renovate business facades and add more parking, outdoor seating, pedestrian lighting and enhanced landscaping.
—Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The land recreates Arendelle around a lagoon, its timber buildings painted in muted Scandinavian pastels, facades adorned with rosemaling, a traditional Norwegian decorative art.
—Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Sofia Giulia Feriani’s 2025 research at the Technical University of Denmark documented exactly this effect—building facades acting as acoustic mirrors, amplifying sound at certain spots.
—Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Via Mormino Penna is one of Sicily’s most theatrical streetscapes, lined with facades adorned with apotropaic masks, grotesque faces meant to ward off evil.
—Jenn Rice, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
The west and south facades would be restored, while the rest is a modern building designed by Carrier Johnson + Culture.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Olivia Young, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Its exterior is most notable for its gently curving facades across the building’s west and south faces.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Cracks and fissures are being monitored on several walls, ceilings and facades throughout the hall.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Like the ongoing Destination Crenshaw initiative, Destination Market Street aims to renovate business facades and add more parking, outdoor seating, pedestrian lighting and enhanced landscaping.
—Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The land recreates Arendelle around a lagoon, its timber buildings painted in muted Scandinavian pastels, facades adorned with rosemaling, a traditional Norwegian decorative art.
—Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Sofia Giulia Feriani’s 2025 research at the Technical University of Denmark documented exactly this effect—building facades acting as acoustic mirrors, amplifying sound at certain spots.
—Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Via Mormino Penna is one of Sicily’s most theatrical streetscapes, lined with facades adorned with apotropaic masks, grotesque faces meant to ward off evil.
—Jenn Rice, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
The west and south facades would be restored, while the rest is a modern building designed by Carrier Johnson + Culture.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facades
Noun
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This Wild season is disappointing on several fronts, but the most disappointing is the team wasting such an incredible season from Kirill Kaprizov.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Americans are facing a health care affordability crunch on multiple fronts.—
Deidre Popovich,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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Court records said Dintaman, 47, pleaded guilty last October to one count each of conspiracy to commit false pretenses over $100,000, uttering and publishing, forgery and using a computer to commit a crime.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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And Trump, of course, is not—despite his pretenses otherwise—the sole decider here.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps predictably, one of her favorite pieces in the line is a gracefully curved dressing table in walnut and birch veneers.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
30 Mar. 2026
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Researchers at Austria's Graz University of Technology explored this wild idea while thinking about ways to prevent layers of wood veneers from peeling off each other when they were forced apart with regular use.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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By the time my story about him was published in the November 2023 issue of Vanity Fair, Aryeh Dodelson, and all of his guises, had disappeared from the face of the earth.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026
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In its many guises, idolatry has survived, despite regular and often cataclysmic proof of its dangers, for centuries and many people will consider a much-larger-than-life golden statue of a president to be perfectly splendid.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Luckily, today’s affordable beauty is packed with countless high-shine glosses, dewy setting sprays, innovative concealers, and so much more—all of which deliver luxurious results without the luxury price tag.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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While hair glosses and hair glazes are extremely similar, there are a few key differences.—
Tessa Petak,
InStyle,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Glaciers all over the world -- especially in Antarctica -- are also retreating at a rapid pace, recent research shows.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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On other podcast apps, creators can enable access to their shows via a private RSS link.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Why did these people become memes, but countless other YouTubers or kids making funny poses failed to launch?—
Ben Pettis,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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Ragahvan doesn't actually do the poses in class.—
Sheba Turk,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Within the parameters of a game—where non-player characters essentially function as different disguises for, and manifestations of, a single narrative engine—such paranoia might not be unjustified.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The reality series on Fox, which sees celebrity contestants don over-the-top disguises and compete karaoke-style, crowned it's champion Wednesday, April 1.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Facades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facades. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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