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 also façades
        
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                    as in faces
                                                
              
          
                                                      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 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 fronts
                                                
              
          
                                                      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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