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complexion

[kuhm-plek-shuhn] / kəmˈplɛk ʃən /


NOUN
general nature of something
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It is already changing the entire complexion of this men’s tennis season that is missing 50% of the Big Two.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

A late push for Europe would put a different complexion on a bruising domestic campaign.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Those investments changed the complexion of Lisbon and Porto, as land values rose and the cities’ housing markets were reshaped, according to the report, which quantifies these changes.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

“Again, this has not happened yet, but it’s a scenario we need to stay alert to, as a confirmed breakdown would clearly shift the market’s complexion in a meaningful way,” Cappelleri wrote.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 19, 2025

“Alas! yes: the more’s the pity! Nothing could be more becoming to your complexion than that ruffian’s rouge.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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