façade
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When confronted with the possibility that his daughter, who had gravitated toward his life’s work as a child, might walk away, Ned’s facade began to crack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Designed to exude a feeling of “understated luxury,” the well-appointed abode has been designed with only the most high-caliber materials, starting with its limestone facade, which blends beautifully with the greenery that surrounds it.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
On the facade of one building, giant portraits of the Islamic republic's founder, Ruhollah Khomeini, and his successor Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed on the first day of the war, overlook a field of ruins.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
While the facade of the building has changed from a cottage to a chalet in the past 200 years, its origins have a fascinating history.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
She couldn’t see them; all she could see was confusing, infolded perspectives of colonnade, staircase, terrace, and facade.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing façade
The Great Gatsby
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The Lightning Thief
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