fig leafs

variants or fig leaves
plural of fig leaf

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Noun
  • Alaïa’s installation was impressive, playing with huge screens on the floor that reflected into the ceiling’s mirror.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Not to mention retractable media screens that descend from the ceiling.
    Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Just three days in and these XL-sized shields are thick as thieves, which doesn’t seem threatening to anyone whose name isn’t Annie.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shields platforms from liability for what users post, leaving victims and their families with limited legal footing against them.
    Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Fig leafs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fig%20leafs. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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