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nuance

[noo-ahns, nyoo-, noo-ahns, nyoo-, ny-ahns] / ˈnu ɑns, ˈnyu-, nuˈɑns, nyu-, nüˈɑ̃s /


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Anyone who reads “Fairview” will understand the challenge of producing it, but I don’t think I fully appreciated how much stylistic nuance is in play.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

These types of questions often involve nuance, with multiple factors influencing whether a hypothesis is supported.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

It’s hard to retain nuance about the subject matter when the idea is to deliver a joke to a wide audience in one single, parrotable phrase.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

The devaluation of that nuance is worse than the loss of any award.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

Eating well, healthy?—and parsing every word for tone and nuance, as if his sentences are a code I can crack.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline