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Recent Examples of fig leaf
The fig leaf conditional nature of the requirement makes little difference.
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Nothing passed, but Democrats at least got the fig leaf of a debate.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
In a time when the suffering and seemingly hopeless prospects of America’s poor are known to all who have eyes to see, the only fig leaf available to hide the obscenity of this bill is the old partisan charge of waste, fraud and abuse.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
The spa-like fragrance has notes of fig leaf, lavandin, clary sage, geranium, sandalwood, and coconut milk.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fig leaf
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Only Alain seems eager to ignore the disinformation and embrace this Potemkin village as the real deal (except when his eyes show a gathering concern).—
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But his proudest accomplishments amount to little more than a progressive Potemkin village.—
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Nothing flexes supremacy like a reverse somersault on one foot, landing on a blade as thick as a MacBook Air screen, being just a bonus element of a program.—
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Medved’s offense prides itself on constant cutting, screens and sharing the ball at a high rate.—
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The video footage did not appear to capture any rocks, bottles or fireworks being thrown at the federal officers or any shields held by the protesters.—
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Even today, class and education serve as shields from the Delta’s violent culture.—
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Setting decoys, crafting a blind and getting ready to hunt together, Crowson and I were in our element.—
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Why don’t small-town police ever close their interrogation-room blinds?—
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“Fig leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fig%20leaf. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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