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Recent Examples of window dressing
To recreate the rickety window dressing, construct a frame of white lattice strips, cut boards from veneer paneling, then staple them at angles into the frame.
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Whether inside posh beachside resorts or cool urban havens, these stores are not merely window dressing.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
The series is still going strong thanks to numerous sequels and a spinoff, wading into such over-the-top territory that the initial street racing conceit is now little more than window dressing.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Trappings like solar panels on the Vatican roof and an all-electric Popemobile aren’t just green window dressing.
—Mike Burbach, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Whether inside posh beachside resorts or cool urban havens, these stores are not merely window dressing.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
The series is still going strong thanks to numerous sequels and a spinoff, wading into such over-the-top territory that the initial street racing conceit is now little more than window dressing.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Trappings like solar panels on the Vatican roof and an all-electric Popemobile aren’t just green window dressing.
—Mike Burbach, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for window dressing
facade
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So, try the spread at Trinquet, a cozy restaurant in the Old Town, the historic center where some facades date back to the medieval period.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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City staff is recommending that signage should be limited to one per façade for a total of four wall signs, city officials wrote in a planning report.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Window dressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/window%20dressing. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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