Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fig leafs
Noun
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Is there a chance Carrie Bradshaw could grace our screens again at some stage in the future?—
Scarlett Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Diving for loose balls, setting screens and hitting the boards, Riep was a valuable commodity on a team with plenty of scoring options.—
Steve Reaven,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For Dimon, bureaucracy is a reflex that creeps into any large institution and shields leaders from reality.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Even the combative Venezuela of eight years ago, where kids with homemade shields assembled in the streets day after day to battle the dictatorship’s goons, is a fading memory.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Fig leafs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fig%20leafs. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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