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having many different parts; having many facets
a multifaceted approach to health care
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Recent Examples of multifaceted
This multifaceted state park has two jetties and bridge catwalks that offer excellent opportunities for anglers.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
The United States has enduring interests in Pakistan in combating terrorism and limiting nuclear and missile proliferation, but these pale in significance to Washington’s multifaceted and consequential interests regarding India’s future.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
Recovery gets trickier when threats to species are more multifaceted, according to Taal Levi, an associate professor at Oregon State University.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
The six members of Queenz Eye each offer a unique persona that contributes to a multifaceted group identity.
—Sara Smith, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
The United States has enduring interests in Pakistan in combating terrorism and limiting nuclear and missile proliferation, but these pale in significance to Washington’s multifaceted and consequential interests regarding India’s future.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
Recovery gets trickier when threats to species are more multifaceted, according to Taal Levi, an associate professor at Oregon State University.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
The six members of Queenz Eye each offer a unique persona that contributes to a multifaceted group identity.
—Sara Smith, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multifaceted
Adjective
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This narrative has taken center stage over a far more complicated and interesting reality.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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With the success of TV shows like Hacks and The White Lotus, which explore the beautifully complicated, often messy inner lives of women who don’t fit the ingenue mold, perhaps more production companies will take chances on similar shows.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Demi Moore is one star who knows the power of a varied, aesthetic-spanning serve.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Colorado has the talent, depth and varied skillsets to build an elite power play.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Because the sliding molecules are built into the gel (not just mixed in), their motion directly couples with the gel’s stretching.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Known for excellent hazy IPAs as well as a stellar mixed fermentation/sour program, Hill Farmstead is worth the drive as some beer people consider a visit to their small but inviting tasting room almost a religious pilgrimage.—
Em Sauter,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The shift would send states scrambling and complicate parents’ efforts to get young children vaccinated ahead of the coming respiratory virus season.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Aug. 2025
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The district has tried to be conservative on replacing items as efforts to form a fire territory complicate issues of investment and ownership.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Boiled down in a cauldron using traditional methods, the sulfate-free formula bubbles up into a lovely lather that washes hands without stripping them (the glycerin, as well as coconut, olive, and sweet almond oils, are to thank) and fills the room with its sophisticated, Provençal scents.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Smart stability through clever control The key to this drone’s ability to stabilize is a sophisticated feedback controller.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This scalable method opens the door for more complex structures that were once out of reach.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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Dyslexia like any other complex entity has a continuum from mild to severe manifestations.—
Laura Cassidy,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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European history is full of promising HR startups that plateaued at €10–20 million ARR (annual reccuring revenue) because of fragmented regulations, heterogeneous languages, and sales execution challenges.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Ray Wang, research director for semiconductors, supply chain and emerging technology at Futurum Group, pointed out that the AI industry is not heterogeneous.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The X-ray data, in purple, shows the hot gas/plasma created by the central pulsar, which is clearly identifiable in both the individual and the composite image.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Another big change has been the introduction of carbon fiber plates or composite plates, such as Carbitex, that started in running and have moved into other categories like golf, basketball, and even work boots.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Multifaceted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multifaceted. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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