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Recent Examples of fig leaf
With these concerns in mind, offering information like the pope drinking coffee is a fig leaf gesture to provide something — anything — new for the rabid journalists demanding updates amid a volatile and guarded prognosis.
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
Don't be surprised to see a similar fig leaf get floated.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Using them as a fig leaf to impose tariffs on all goods in contradiction to an existing trade agreement is clearly contrary to congressional intent.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Feb. 2025
These gestures have been welcomed by Western governments, though many experts discount them as a fig leaf.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
Don't be surprised to see a similar fig leaf get floated.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Using them as a fig leaf to impose tariffs on all goods in contradiction to an existing trade agreement is clearly contrary to congressional intent.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Feb. 2025
These gestures have been welcomed by Western governments, though many experts discount them as a fig leaf.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fig leaf
Noun
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Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder portray a married couple who build a Potemkin village of eco-friendly homes and pour-over coffee shops in a struggling New Mexico town.—
Jennifer Wilson,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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But how does Henry feel about letting go of the characters on her pages and allowing them to be interpreted for the screen?—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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At the end, audiences see the actors on the screen, but so many people have put their art there to produce what is on the screen — whether that’s hair, makeup, wardrobe, props, the people that are working with the camera, and feeding us.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The emergence of prompt shields and spotlight prompting has arisen due to the various hacking efforts trying to get generative AI to go beyond its filters and usual protections.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The loot included a Twilight poster signed by stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner; signed Darth Vader and Stormtrooper helmets; and several signed Captain America shields.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While components like the tech pods and interior front blind appear to be specially developed for the one-off Dream Pod concept, the main camping equipment is readily available for CR-V owners who want to make their own micro-camper.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Apr. 2025
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Shut your blinds or get blackout curtains to keep light out, and use a white noise machine to drown out outside noise.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Fig leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fig%20leaf. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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