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nuance

[noo-ahns, nyoo-, noo-ahns, nyoo-, ny-ahns] / ˈnu ɑns, ˈnju-, nuˈɑns, nju-, nüˈɑ̃s /


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What’s notable about the latest batch of scary mommy releases is that, for the most part, they offer more nuance in their depictions of motherhood than previous examples of the trope often allow.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Well, we got to nuance, John, which I think is only possible in a real conversation.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

The other nuance is, that success cannot have come too recently.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Both candidates oppose it, with nuance in their reasoning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

He taught ideas of nuance and complexity in his classes and yet he was asking her for a single reason, the cause.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

While the chart below seems to show that RSI has formed a classic triple-top reversal, there are nuances that may need clarification.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

On stage you get to hear more nuances — on “Weekend Update” it’s a short segment, and I’m splitting time with Colin and guests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Funny,” Brett remarks, absorbing quickly the nuances of bullfights, “how one doesn’t mind the blood.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

For example, says Sharp, with fibre, "You can't take tight turns. There are little nuances on how to structure that."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

They see every detail, notice the tiniest nuances.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The Canadian stand-up and TV star said there were "a lot of women speaking privately and quietly" following Thursday's verdict, who feel "a very nuanced mix of emotions".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The attorney said the case is “far more complicated and nuanced matter” beyond the theft.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

But when you dig into the scientific research, the findings are more nuanced.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

A more mature and nuanced movie might have explored such follow-up questions as whether we really want to appoint Zuckerberg, or anyone else, our arbiter of truth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

This is an intriguing statistic: the same people who routinely steal more than 10 percent of his bagels almost never stoop to stealing his money box—a tribute to the nuanced social calculus of theft.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Instead, “Concentrate” shines when Taylor focuses on her archive and relates it to her own embodied experiences, nuancing the participants’ identities and humanities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2022

If you want to stay with this guy, you’re probably going to need to work on broadening and nuancing your framing.

From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2019

He conceded that he had done “a poor job of nuancing what I was trying to get at.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2017

There will remain debates about the details of implementation and the nuancing and emphasis and the language and so on.

From Forbes ● Aug. 20, 2014

Another instance of the sacrifice of highly useful forms to this impatience of nuancing is the group whence, whither, hence, hither, thence, thither.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir


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