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also façade
1
as in face
a forward part or surface
all of the stores in the mall have facades that are in keeping with the style of a 19th-century American village
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2
as in pretense
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
his interest in acting is just a facade—he joined the drama club to meet girls
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3
as in veneer
a deceptively attractive external appearance
the company's facade of success collapsed when it was revealed that its financial officers had been cooking the books for years
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Recent Examples of facade
The House will contribute to the funding of a lighting project for the Palais des Papes, which will enhance the architecture and involve illuminating the facades of the buildings facing the square, including the cathedral, the Petit Palais, the Hôtel des Monnaies, and the Hotel Calvet de la Palun.
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Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
The front facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in New York City, U.S., April 8, 2025.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Located across from Civic Center Park, the 13-story building’s curvy, white-washed facade is reminiscent of the work embraced by Antoni Gaudí, the Catalan architect and early adopter of biomimicry, a design practice that imitates nature.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 10 May 2025
Late on Thursday, Dolton Village Trustee Stanley Brown took in the church’s facade from beneath his black cap.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
The front facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in New York City, U.S., April 8, 2025.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Located across from Civic Center Park, the 13-story building’s curvy, white-washed facade is reminiscent of the work embraced by Antoni Gaudí, the Catalan architect and early adopter of biomimicry, a design practice that imitates nature.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 10 May 2025
Late on Thursday, Dolton Village Trustee Stanley Brown took in the church’s facade from beneath his black cap.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facade
Noun
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Somewhere, sometime, somehow, Rob Tanner’s face will break into the loveliest smile, Arsenal will no longer be second and maybe Manchester United will stop being quite so bad.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Élysée Palace now appears to be on-message surrounding the bizarre video of the French president getting shoved in the face by his wife after touching down in Vietnam.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
Noun
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After his arrest, Duffy had faked amnesia and sought asylum in a psychiatric hospital, where doctors prevented the police from interrogating him, but the pretense of the amnesia was exposed at the trial by his ex-wife and a friend.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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May 8 Theft by false pretense: Someone contacted a Saratoga resident, claiming to be a member of the Federal Trade Commission.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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There’s a signature tension between the literal and the imagined, moments of authenticity layered with sarcasm and vaudevillian veneer.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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Ever since Elsbeth first crossed paths with the late Judge Crawford, cracks in her sunny veneer have been increasingly difficult to fill in.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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His roadmap includes more than 100 cargo flights to deliver equipment to produce methane and liquid oxygen propellants on the surface of Mars.—
Stephen Clark – Jun 3,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2025
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Through their perspectives, black humor flows freely, as the motivations and experiences that brought this motley crew together rise to the surface.—
Carole V. Bell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Blanchfield’s management team reported that she will be paid her full show and win money for UFC Vegas 107.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The show the British band put on May 31 at Stanford Stadium, which kicks off a final leg of a planetary peregrination that ends this fall in London, was good fun polished to a delirious sheen.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
Noun
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He got patched up in France and went back to the front.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Footage from the Checkers location shows Mackey climbing out of the drive-thru window and walking to the front of the business, where the victim was, according to the affidavit.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Finish with a gloss to enhance and pull the entire look together.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Hokusai's art has a pleasant reflectiveness, particularly in its darker portions; the gloss black finish is lovely.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
21 May 2025
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Its own take on the genre is breezy and mostly low-stakes; even the deadly shootout that opens the pilot is prefaced by some fizzy, funny banter over whether a hockey mask disguise reads more Heat or Friday the 13th.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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The unnamed 61-year-old woman used an array of wigs and disguises to impersonate male and female applicants, the U.K. Home Office said.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Facade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facade. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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