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An outward appearance or limited likeness that may not reflect the full reality.

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semblance

The neatly stacked papers created a semblance of order.
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The need for another revision became manifest when two drawings assigned the same corner to different displays. Keeping those conflicts off the agenda might preserve a semblance of harmony, but it would leave the team without a layout they had actually reviewed together.
From Reading the Whole Meeting.
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