Face
Pretext
Pretext noun - Something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason.
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Synonyms for Pretext
Face and pretext are semantically related in show topic. Sometimes you can use "Face" instead a noun "Pretext", if it concerns topics such as practice, disguise.
Nearby Word: pretexting
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Fanservice: The show offers a constant stream of fanservice so random, pretext-free, and in-your-face that it might as well count as parody.
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Granted, this was a major injury, with his face ending up deeply scarred for the rest of his life, but it still borders on a flimsy pretext for devoting your life to killing some random gargoyle.
Source: Minor Injury Overreaction - As part of his plan to vanish, he uses the sulfuric acid to destroy his original face as a pretext for needing extensive reconstructive surgery.
Source: Comicbook / Foolkiller
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