Face
Face noun - An outer part or layer.
Usage example: a much-needed sandblasting revealed that the face of the old stone church is actually a pinkish granite
Semblance is a synonym for face in show topic. In some cases you can use "Semblance" instead a noun "Face", when it comes to topics like exterior, pretense.
Semblance
Semblance noun - Outward and often deceptive indication.
Usage example: a used-car dealer with only a semblance of honesty
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It's played for laughs when the scarf gets blown back into her face, ruining any semblance of coolness she would have gotten from shedding her scarf.
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Black Ops also had Dimitri Petrenko return as a NPC with both his face shown and his voice revealed, as well as a semblance of a personality, in "Project Nova."
- Let's face it, in some worlds Humans Are the Real Monsters, and the only reason these Crapsack Worlds have a semblance of civility and law is fear of reprisal.
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