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Window-dress (Verb)

Meaning

Make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

  • The financial advisor was accused of attempting to window-dress the company's ailing finances with temporary fixes.
  • Retailers often window-dress their stores with elaborate displays to attract customers during holiday seasons.
  • The politician was criticized for trying to window-dress the economic downturn by focusing on unrelated issues.
  • By removing many employees on temporary contracts, the corporation could window-dress its financial reports.
  • Many suspect the company is only window-dressing its new policy, as it doesn't address the core issues.

Synonyms

  • Dress Up

Hypernyms

  • Fancify
  • Embellish
  • Prettify
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