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Recent Examples of window dressingThat timing means the truce would start at 5 p.m. Eastern time, on May 7, and last until 5 p.m. Eastern time on May 10.
Ukraine, which previously agreed to President Trump’s proposal of a full 30-day ceasefire, dismissed Putin’s move as window dressing.—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025 America must demand substantial and enforceable market access from our allies — not mere window dressing — and remain relentless in holding geopolitical rivals such as China accountable in this fiercely competitive global environment.—Alan Beard, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2025 Real estate off-track isn’t frothy if indistinct window dressing — no Donk.—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025 But efforts must be real and substantive, not just window dressing.—Matthew Phillips, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for window dressing
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facade
Noun
The Space Mountain facade will be bathed in Fantastic Four projection lighting effects at night and Tomorrowland restaurants will sell movie themed food and a Clobberin’ Time sipper in the shape of The Thing’s fist.
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Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
22 July 2025
The full facade is now the same shade of pink as the rest of the building.
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