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high relief

NOUN
projected carving
Synonyms


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This stark dichotomy puts Amina, stunningly sung and acted by Nadine Sierra, into high relief on stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

“But it was the sadness of an artist, a sadness tinged with languor and a sadness against which his artistry stood out in high relief in a manner that was quite extraordinary.”

From New York Times • May 3, 2022

The cities’ differences were in high relief at high school graduation.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2021

Staying home all the time has really thrown into high relief how much *work* it is to go out into the world and perform appropriate femininity.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2021

A short introduction and a coda are added, and the diction throughout is thrown into high relief.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James




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