facings

noun

plural of facing
as in coverings

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  1. coverings
  2. tops
  3. fronts
  4. facades
Noun
  • Expect elaborate window dressing, parquet floors, chinoiserie, and period wall coverings.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This year, more than 20 bills aimed at curbing immigration enforcement became law, including bans on electric shock gloves and law enforcement face coverings.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of coverings
Noun
  • Straight fit jeans were styled with half-zip tops and classic button-down shirts.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Cut a slit into the top of each pastry to vent, then brush the tops with more egg wash.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of tops
Noun
  • The last nine months have been exciting for us on all fronts.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Eight months later, the fighting continues on all these fronts, with no resolution in sight.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of fronts
Noun
  • Isaias peeled off hotel and condominium rooftops and facades along the Florida Panhandle before charging north Saturday, dishing out torrential rains and the threat of flash floods and tornadoes across the Southeast.
    — Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Set the scene The Pinch sits on King Street’s popular north-south artery of clothing shops, wine bars, palm trees, and decorative facades.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of facades
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“Facings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facings. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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