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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Recent Examples of window dressings
Those side-story quests are always guaranteed to be different narrative window dressings on time trials.
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Adam Ismail, The Drive, 14 May 2026
Adam Ismail, The Drive, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for window dressings
facades
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The most important stories of Jesus’ life, the Nativity and Passion, are etched into the basilica’s east and west facades.—
Joseph Wilson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The 18 towers represent different figures from scripture including the apostles, evangelists and Virgin Mary while the three facades depict the life of Jesus along with his death and final judgment.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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“Window dressings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/window%20dressings. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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