Fashion
Fashion noun - The outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance.
Usage example: over the millennia, nature had worked the face of the rocky cliff into the fashion of a man's head
Setup and fashion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Setup" instead a noun "Fashion".
Setup
Setup noun - The way something is organized or arranged.
Usage example: it takes time to learn the setup around here
Nearby Word: set
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The National Lampoon Radio Hour once did a skit about an audition for comedic "straight men", with one setup line after another being delivered in rapid-fire fashion.
Source: Orphaned Setup - In similar fashion, Overhaulin' takes a similar approach, except that the mark is unaware their beater is being overhauled until they're reunited with their car during some contrived comedic setup.
Source: Better Than New -
Affectionate Parody: one skit present The 'Grungies', a version of The Monkees updated to a Seattle early 90s setup, with the fashion sense and music then current, but completely in the style of the 60s series, with laugh track and all.
Source: Series / The Ben Stiller Show
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