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 town boasts architecturally-adorable features like small squares and pink granite and white stone facades, along with local boutiques and artisan products.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025 -
The soft hum of Italian streets and historic marble facades swelled with cinema’s finest during the Venice Film Festival, providing the perfect backdrop for a conversation that feels as timeless as the city itself.—
Bruna Nessif,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Window dressings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/window%20dressings. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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