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Recent Examples of fig leaf
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.
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The Editors, National Review, 2 Feb. 2025
The countertop acts as the bar, with the silver cylinders housing opening flavors: gingerbread; an almost savory fig leaf, oolong, and prune; mellow sorbets.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
With the insurgents holding out for a settlement only on their own terms, Washington would then be forced to choose between a weak agreement providing a fig leaf for its abandonment of the country, a total failure of negotiations, and the indefinite engagement of U.S. combat troops.
—Ronald E. Neumann, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2012
Unfortunately, that skepticism is often accompanied by a reflexive suspicion that any support for human rights is a fig leaf for imperialism.
—Matthew Duss, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2020
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The Editors, National Review, 2 Feb. 2025
The countertop acts as the bar, with the silver cylinders housing opening flavors: gingerbread; an almost savory fig leaf, oolong, and prune; mellow sorbets.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
With the insurgents holding out for a settlement only on their own terms, Washington would then be forced to choose between a weak agreement providing a fig leaf for its abandonment of the country, a total failure of negotiations, and the indefinite engagement of U.S. combat troops.
—Ronald E. Neumann, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2012
Unfortunately, that skepticism is often accompanied by a reflexive suspicion that any support for human rights is a fig leaf for imperialism.
—Matthew Duss, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2020
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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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Meghann Fahy is back on our screens, this time as the lead in Drop—a new thriller about a woman who begins receiving unsolicited, threatening AirDrop messages while out on a first date.—
Charley Ross,
Glamour,
29 Mar. 2025
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Make your bedroom a quiet and restful space, and avoid using screens close to bedtime.—
Ruth Jessen Hickman,
Health,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Here’s what to know about Chief Justice John Roberts and his complicated relationship with President Donald Trump: A history of enabling Trump's legal shield Roberts’ tenure as Chief Justice has coincided with some of the most tumultuous legal battles involving a sitting President.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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The photon shields look like an Elizabethan collar.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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Hang opaque curtains or blinds to prevent light from infiltrating and impacting sleep.8 Limit screen use: Limit screens in the bedroom.—
Elizabeth Barnes,
Verywell Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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Close curtains and blinds at night to reduce illumination that can disorient birds.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Fig leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fig%20leaf. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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