as in complicated
having many different parts; having many facets
a multifaceted approach to health care
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Recent Examples of multifaceted
While the reasons are arguably as multifaceted as this generation itself, many would agree on one thing: The impact of social media cannot be underestimated.
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Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
While the causes of this recent bout of inflation were multifaceted and largely related to the Covid-19 pandemic and its fallout, the sharp rise in prices hit Americans hard and proved to be a critical factor at the ballot box.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The issues are multifaceted – societal, governmental and genetic – which together have the potential for another 'unprecedented' health catastrophe.
—New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
Shawnee Dez Hailing from the city’s South Side, multifaceted musician Shawnee Dez opens this concert at Sleeping Village as part of the ongoing, multi-venue music festival Tomorrow Never Knows.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
While the causes of this recent bout of inflation were multifaceted and largely related to the Covid-19 pandemic and its fallout, the sharp rise in prices hit Americans hard and proved to be a critical factor at the ballot box.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
The issues are multifaceted – societal, governmental and genetic – which together have the potential for another 'unprecedented' health catastrophe.
—New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
Shawnee Dez Hailing from the city’s South Side, multifaceted musician Shawnee Dez opens this concert at Sleeping Village as part of the ongoing, multi-venue music festival Tomorrow Never Knows.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multifaceted
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What is not complicated or open to conjecture is that Miami’s defense would be better with Garrett than without him.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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Its history over the decades since, however, has been more complicated.—
Jamie Kalven,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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The performances will run the musical gamut and reflect a varied year in music, in which female narrators reined supreme, country ruled the charts and genre-bending was the name of the game. Need a break?—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Their distinct histories in the U.S. and varied relationships with the government had shaped three distinctly different political outlooks.—
Jane Hong / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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In just one week, our group alongside community partners, painted an elementary school, mixed cement for outhouses and wells in villages, and assembled and delivered water filters to homes.—
Gina Grillo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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There are some recipes that fall into the no-bake category that require a little melting on the stove, but as a general rule, most are simply mixed and shaped.—
Tammy Algood,
The Tennessean,
3 Feb. 2025
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Strong winds sweeping through L.A. continue to spread the wildfires as well as complicate containment, with the biggest blaze — the Palisades fire — only 11 percent contained, fire officials estimated.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
12 Jan. 2025
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Bananas have high sugar which can lead to or further complicate diabetes in your cat.—
Olivia Munson,
USA TODAY,
2 Jan. 2025
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If their chocolate tastes are a bit less sophisticated, check out this Hershey gift assortment, which contains a whopping 5 lbs of mini favorites with 250 pieces in all!—
Jené Luciani Sena,
Fox News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Its sophisticated style will have some subtle nods to their own culture and beyond.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2025
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Bioinformatics specialist: Combining biology, computer science and information technology, bioinformatics specialists analyze complex biological data.—
Marco Buscaglia,
Boston Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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But problems arise when Bob starts to feel desires of his own—a turn that both accelerates the novel’s sharp plot and enriches its examination of the complex relationship between longing and identity.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Over time, the adequacy of these labels has further eroded as Asian Americans and Latino/as have become even more heterogeneous.—
Jane Hong / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Expect to see a move toward a more heterogeneous security stack that will enable organizations to avoid single points of failure, balance risk and sidestep vendor lock-in.—
Mike Wilson,
Forbes,
22 Nov. 2024
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These new earbuds are fitted with 14.2mm wool composite drivers and include Hi-Res Audio certification.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The mission will also demonstrate the transfer of electric power between docked spacecraft, a capability vital for applications like in-space robotics, composite spacecraft control and payload operations post-undocking.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Multifaceted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multifaceted. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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