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Recent Examples of window dressing
When window dressing takes away from that central conceit, what’s the point?
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 9 Dec. 2025
Events like these aren’t window dressing—they’re deal flow engines.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 9 Dec. 2025
Events like these aren’t window dressing—they’re deal flow engines.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for window dressing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for window dressing
facade
Noun
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Trumpism does not hide behind the facade of something high.—
Ezra Klein,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Don’t be fooled by the dull façade of their authority.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Window dressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/window%20dressing. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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