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Recent Examples of fig leaf
These gestures have been welcomed by Western governments, though many experts discount them as a fig leaf.
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Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
To put it another way, the technology shouldn’t be employed as a fig leaf for fashion to keep churning out ever-increasing quantities of synthetics.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Since the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a rapt global audience has followed in real time a spectacle usually reserved for the most senior levels of government: the fashioning of an exculpatory fig leaf for an atrocity.
—Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2018
The former president knocked wind and solar energy, before quickly offering a fig leaf to clean energy companies.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
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Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
To put it another way, the technology shouldn’t be employed as a fig leaf for fashion to keep churning out ever-increasing quantities of synthetics.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Since the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a rapt global audience has followed in real time a spectacle usually reserved for the most senior levels of government: the fashioning of an exculpatory fig leaf for an atrocity.
—Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2018
The former president knocked wind and solar energy, before quickly offering a fig leaf to clean energy companies.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fig leaf
Noun
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But behind the Potemkin village, the Khmer Rouge regime is declining and the war with Vietnam threatens to invade the country.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
26 Nov. 2024
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The resort reproduces an ancient Apulian town and farmhouse in a project that some locals have likened to a Mediterranean Potemkin village.—
Emma Bubola,
New York Times,
11 June 2024
Noun
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Photos and newspaper reports of some of those past romances flash across the screen in the new documentary Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story.—
Jeremy Helligar,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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The screen behind them had to be cut down to get through the door.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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As other officers arrive with a ballistic shield and approach Anderton, one mentions seeing a gun on the ground.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
15 Jan. 2025
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Look at Tom’s little jig at gaining a protective shield after that first challenge.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Instead, Oda suggests modern alternatives, like bamboo blinds for window treatments or paper lanterns or light fixtures that mimic Washi paper.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2025
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Alternatively, cat owners could look into privacy film to remove the need for blinds altogether.—
Paul du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Fig leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fig%20leaf. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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