Today’s “Word of the Day” is fig leaf and it is a noun meaning “(figuratively) something that is used to hide an embarrassing situation or problem; disguise, camouflage, cover-up, shield, facade, veneer”.
Example Sentence: President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday encouraging better police practices. But, Critics hit President Trump’s policing order as more fig leaf than reform.
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