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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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3
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
During the festival, SCAD will introduce new backlot facades as well as plans for two new soundstages and 11 new classrooms set to open in 2026.
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Andrew McGowan, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, the team announced the creation of a new way to evaluate the performance of photoactive materials for semi-transparent organic photovoltaics (ST-OPVs), which could transform how energy is harvested through everyday surfaces like windows, screens, and facades.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Large glass facades on the south and east sides of the building open the interiors to an inner garden, while the north and west facades recall industrial rigor through framed concrete openings.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Water Street features turn-of-the-century facades that house art galleries, cafés, boutique shops and lovely views of Port Townsend Bay.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
The Mayans built a sprawling city with monuments and buildings up to 200 feet high, featuring ornate facades.
—ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
The pads look good, too, with eye-catching, contemporary facades, floor-to-ceiling glass, luminous interiors, sculptural staircases, and generous outdoor areas.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
The Overture Center for the Arts, whose grand architecture blends a modern glass wing with original, early 20th-century facades, houses multiple performance spaces and galleries.
—Peter Cameron, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
With their pastel-pretty facades and flower box gardens that residents tend to with utmost care, the colorful alleys of Villefranche-sur-Mer are made for impromptu Instagram shoots.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Andrew McGowan, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday, the team announced the creation of a new way to evaluate the performance of photoactive materials for semi-transparent organic photovoltaics (ST-OPVs), which could transform how energy is harvested through everyday surfaces like windows, screens, and facades.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Large glass facades on the south and east sides of the building open the interiors to an inner garden, while the north and west facades recall industrial rigor through framed concrete openings.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Water Street features turn-of-the-century facades that house art galleries, cafés, boutique shops and lovely views of Port Townsend Bay.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
The Mayans built a sprawling city with monuments and buildings up to 200 feet high, featuring ornate facades.
—ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
The pads look good, too, with eye-catching, contemporary facades, floor-to-ceiling glass, luminous interiors, sculptural staircases, and generous outdoor areas.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
The Overture Center for the Arts, whose grand architecture blends a modern glass wing with original, early 20th-century facades, houses multiple performance spaces and galleries.
—Peter Cameron, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
With their pastel-pretty facades and flower box gardens that residents tend to with utmost care, the colorful alleys of Villefranche-sur-Mer are made for impromptu Instagram shoots.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facades
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Barton gave the jury the impression of a man prepared to go into daily combat on numerous fronts, constantly fighting one battle after another, in service of his principles.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Kansas City’s reparations movement is moving ahead on two fronts, one rooted in community storytelling, the other in formal policy research.—
J.M. Banks
November 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime said in a May report that women from more than 20 African countries had been recruited under false pretences to make drones for Russia’s war.—
Reuters 16 hr ago,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The audience meets Charles, who is completing yet another stint in jail, this time for false pretenses and evading arrest.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The cost of dental veneers varies from country to country in 2025, with porcelain and E-max options in Turkey being up to70-80% lower than the prices in the United States owing to lower operational costs and advanced in-house lab systems.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Dental specialists are now doing canine braces and porcelain veneers.—
Jane Stern,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bad actors can take on all kinds of guises—including pretending to be lawyers.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Her powder of choice was Hourglass, with lips defined by MAC Chestnut liner and glosses from MAC (Oyster Girl) and Milani.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
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This assortment will include body creams and lotions, fragrance mists, Wallflower diffusers, PocketBac hand sanitizers, lip products such as glosses and scrubs, hand soaps, as well as 3-wick candles, according to Schumacher.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Chicago O’Hare, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International, Denver International and Dallas-Fort Worth also experienced dozens of cancellations and hundreds of delays, FlightAware data shows.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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What’s that been like and how have the shows been going?—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In the sweet picture, the little one poses next to a giant flamingo statue in the Tampa airport.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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This, of course, is trivial compared to the risk the Colorado River Basin’s shrinking snowpack poses to nearly every Southwest settlement, livelihood and life form that relies on its steady trickle downstream.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Peter Sellers was constantly wearing false teeth and fake noses for his disguises.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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The rest of the movie is mostly bog-standard heist stuff — scouting the location, assuming secret identities and disguises, and working out the little details that will enable them to run off with the purse at the end of a wild night of gambling.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Facades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facades. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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