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complexion

[kuhm-plek-shuhn] / kəmˈplɛk ʃən /


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

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

It was a tactic which changed the complexion of the match.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

The result is still the same but Bethell ensured England's tournament ends with an entirely different complexion than what could have been.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2026

Of these, complexion had the greatest single value.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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

From BBC May 8, 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

These are defining scenes in the book sharply realized on screen by setting them in rooms flooded by light, making Thompson's and Negga's complexions register as a shade of white on the film's monochrome palette.

From Salon Nov. 11, 2021

The heat of the tropics, the descent, the search for food, and now this sweaty march along the blazing beach had given them the complexions of newly washed plums.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding




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