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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
The collapse affected the store's roof and front facade, particularly around what appeared to be the main customer entrance.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
The incident occurred about 2:45 p.m. when the 68-year-old man was walking by the building and the front facade of the building came down, the Kansas City Fire Department said.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025
One example: the Commission of Fine Arts, whose members included Trump appointees, recommended in 2020 a switch from modern glass additions to more traditional marble facades, a costly adjustment the Fed accepted.
—Nik Popli, Time, 24 July 2025
Jurmala Best for: art nouveau charm and Baltic spa culture
Location: Near Riga, Latvia
Grand wooden villas with ornate facades peek out from the trees, remnants of Jurmala’s 19th-century heyday as a spa town.
—Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 1 Aug. 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
The incident occurred about 2:45 p.m. when the 68-year-old man was walking by the building and the front facade of the building came down, the Kansas City Fire Department said.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025
One example: the Commission of Fine Arts, whose members included Trump appointees, recommended in 2020 a switch from modern glass additions to more traditional marble facades, a costly adjustment the Fed accepted.
—Nik Popli, Time, 24 July 2025
Jurmala Best for: art nouveau charm and Baltic spa culture
Location: Near Riga, Latvia
Grand wooden villas with ornate facades peek out from the trees, remnants of Jurmala’s 19th-century heyday as a spa town.
—Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facade
Noun
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The elderly victim was approached by an unidentified man who socked him in the face at the Apple Upper East Side store near Madison Ave.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
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Did seeing stronger face work engender anything in a rewriting process?—
Nick Newman,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The two men lured the woman under the pretense of a meeting then beat her to death in the desert because of her gender identity, prosecutors said.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
31 July 2025
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Hoffa's son said the purpose of the meetings was just a pretense to get Hoffa alone to murder him.—
Eric Shawn,
FOXNews.com,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Hutson, like so many Republicans, wants to maintain his own veneer of decency while still managing to support what Trump is doing.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
28 July 2025
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Curry's series—a five-part documentary—peels back the veneer of post‑Katrina New Orleans to reveal the lingering scars.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 July 2025
Noun
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On the surface, a third-place finish in the Premier League last season — having won the title in each of the previous four campaigns — may not seem such an alarming dip.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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This proliferation of machine identities creates massive attack surfaces.—
TK Keanini,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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About 75 minutes into the show, the couple opened up about this unique aspect of their relationship.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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On Succession, Kendall Roy’s sleek Upper East Side triplex at 180 East 88th Street drew widespread attention, while his younger brother Roman Roy’s Chelsea townhouse added to the show’s appealing architectural variety.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The teams played to a 0-0 draw in front of a crowd that appeared to be at half capacity, with stronger numbers in the venue before the initial start time was pushed back.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2025
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This process can be in a rehearsal or class/workshop setting, or it can be done publicly, live in front of an audience.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Anyone who regularly colors their hair knows that a hair gloss is essential for shiny, soft strands.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
6 Aug. 2025
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Her cheeks were, conversely, dressed in coral, peachy hues, while her lips were painted in a pale rosy gloss.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Cass has his own problems to deal with, though: He’s supposed to rendezvous on a forested planet with someone named Porco, but his disguise as an Imperial pilot works too well, and a group of squabbling sorta-rebels mistake him for the real thing.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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In a moment of sly genius, Duke gained entry by concealing himself as one of Lyle’s ghostly henchmen using a rubber band and a piece of white tissue as his disguise.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 June 2025
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“Facade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facade. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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