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 system harnesses the energy generated by the PV facades and wind turbines to lift a heavy mass within a shaft during the charging phase.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
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The Mayans built a sprawling city with monuments and buildings up to 200 feet high, featuring ornate facades.—
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16 Oct. 2025
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“Window dressings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/window%20dressings. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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