as in facades
a deceptively attractive external appearance
the crime-does-not-pay moralizing is just window dressing for nasty hard-boiled stories
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facades
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The skyline of downtown Fort Worth, the facades of businesses in the Stockyards and Texas Christian University’s campus were among the Cowtown spots shown on screen.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026 -
The color palette was inspired by the vibrant facades of Buenos Aires’ La Boca neighborhood, evolving from pure white to cobalt blue, and punctuated with shades of pink.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Window dressings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/window%20dressings. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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