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as in distinction
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as in sensitivity
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Recent Examples of nuance
In her video, Scott pointed out the nuances of the 2000s trend.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Forcing federal employees back into offices indiscriminately ignores the nuances of their roles and the risks associated with dismantling critical programs.
—Gleb Tsipursky, Sun Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
Knowing how to navigate these nuances can improve communication, foster collaboration and drive business growth.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Read: How to write a book without losing your mind
For many authors and their social-media followers, such nuances matter less than the fact that a deal was secured at all.
—Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Forcing federal employees back into offices indiscriminately ignores the nuances of their roles and the risks associated with dismantling critical programs.
—Gleb Tsipursky, Sun Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
Knowing how to navigate these nuances can improve communication, foster collaboration and drive business growth.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Read: How to write a book without losing your mind
For many authors and their social-media followers, such nuances matter less than the fact that a deal was secured at all.
—Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for nuance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuance
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This approach to perception has the benefit of breaking down the distinction between self and world: a chair in all of its chairness doesn’t exist without a perceiver to see it as something to sit in; a chair is the affordance of a place to sit.Max Norman, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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Unfortunately, some colleges and universities fail to acknowledge the distinction between college students who are competitive student-athletes from college students who are performing student-athletes.Eric Wood, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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The combination of tenacity and tenderness, sensitivity and strength imbues his music with a generosity that evokes childhood wonder and adult complexity.Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Pablo Larraín’s chronicle of Callas’ final days also exhibits the tension between sensitivity and authenticity.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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Instead, the focus falls on the subtlety of gin infusions, tonics and accompanying garnish.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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There are subtleties and intricacies to these reclamations, however.Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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But perhaps the most powerful insight of Sand-Catcher is that the call to bear witness shouldn’t supersede the right to privacy.Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Driving the news: Marker Collective — which consists of PR firms Outcast, Archetype and Nectar — has partnered with media insights platform Memo to make readership metrics readily available to their more than 450 clients.Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Nuance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuance. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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