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complexion

[kuhm-plek-shuhn] / kəmˈplɛk ʃən /


NOUN
general nature of something
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Anderson's move from Forest to City for £116m, however, altered the complexion of Villa's outlook on Rogers' future.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

"Our hormones affect our skin, they affect our collagen, so a lot of people find their skin becomes drier, their complexion not so bright, they might have acne and spots," Newson explains.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

He immediately changed the complexion of the match, creating three attempts at the goal within five minutes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

The Knicks won, 105-104, and suddenly the entire complexion of the Finals had changed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

His warm complexion had blanched to an ashy pallor, beads of sweat gleaming on his brow and cheeks.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

It is turning out to be quite the month for trade deals of various complexions.

From BBC May 8, 2025

DEI has even forced the beauty industry, which has historically focused on products to suit Eurocentric complexions, to acknowledge that people of color buy makeup, too.

From Slate Jan. 31, 2025

While melanoma may be found less frequently in people with darker complexions than fair ones, this potentially serious form of cancer can strike anyone.

From Science Daily May 10, 2024

Germany’s 16 states, which have significant powers in many policy areas, have governments of many different political complexions.

From Washington Times Apr. 23, 2023

But in the Muslim world, I had seen that men with white complexions were more genuinely brotherly than anyone else had ever been.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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