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nuance

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


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Making Shakespeare’s plays accessible is a noble goal, but there are other ways to go about this beyond modernizing the text and diluting its lyrical beauty and nuance.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

The two leads share an easy interplay, giving generous performances that allow the other to shine in a comedy that wears its message about tolerance and nuance lightly.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

She thinks ideas about dividing up the autistic spectrum lack nuance, especially around mental health.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

The research does, however, add some nuance to the picture.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

The nuance was gone; the gaze directed toward one thing.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

This, of course, has its own nuances, but being a functional adult means learning to measure your own integrity.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

It’s going to take me years to become fluent in all the nuances of the sport.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

Even at a young age, he made sure to concern himself with the minor nuances of the playbook and the receiver position.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Protecting houses of worship was work I helped begin under New York Mayor Eric Adams, and I understand the nuances of crafting legislation that can win the widest support.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

They talked about work and imported the hierarchies and nuances of their work lives into their neighborhoods.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

"The conversation among experts has been much more nuanced, but essentially everyone agrees there are a wide variety of risks that are all important to consider and mitigate," Jain said.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

Such is the beauty of Mungiu’s observational, deceptively nuanced writing.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

A successful education in the AI age will produce capable, responsible leaders who balance judgment and technical know-how in ethically nuanced situations.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Awards voters typically don’t appreciate nuanced acting, too often equating “best” with “most.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

The evidence here does not require inspired conjecture or nuanced analysis.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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

As soon as the derivation runs danger of being felt as a mere nuancing of, a finicky play on, the primary concept, it tends to be absorbed by the radical word, to disappear as such.

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




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