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as in distinction
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as in sensitivity
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Recent Examples of nuance
Trump profits from and furthers our disdain for dialogue, expertise, and nuance—the inevitable result of a society that rewards surface-level engagement and punishes complexity.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The nuances are detailed in long blog posts filled with pictures of color wheels and terms such as chroma.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024
There’s wonderful nuance to the way Pete Seeger is treated in this film.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024
Later Daters is another take on dating for golden singles, but with, in my opinion, more nuance, heart, and personality than The Golden Bachelor.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
The nuances are detailed in long blog posts filled with pictures of color wheels and terms such as chroma.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024
There’s wonderful nuance to the way Pete Seeger is treated in this film.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024
Later Daters is another take on dating for golden singles, but with, in my opinion, more nuance, heart, and personality than The Golden Bachelor.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuance
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With the loss, the Vikings settled for the undesirable distinction of having the most wins for a wild-card team in league history.Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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That distinction belonged to Josh Allen, who, despite losing his top two receiving targets — including perennial Pro Bowler Stefon Diggs — last offseason, delivered another dominant campaign and led the Buffalo Bills to their latest AFC East crown.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Bank supervisors globally have a framework to assess banks’ capital, asset quality, management, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity to market risk.Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to its large size and exceptional sensitivity, DECam has provided astronomers with unprecedented insights into these regions of space.Victoria Corless, Space.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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The intricate subtleties and emotional expressiveness of the film’s lions were pushed to new levels.Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
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This was a crystallizing moment in my teaching career: what afflicts literature, more than book banning, is this rapid loss of the ability to read for deeper meanings, to grasp subtlety, and to understand ambiguity.Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
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Highlight unique insights or data your company possesses.Noa Eshed, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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The practice of reading the hands to gather insights into a person’s character and future was used in many ancient cultures across Asia and Europe.Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Nuance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuance. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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