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the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others
changing the complexion of the department to reflect changing needs
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Recent Examples of complexion
Expect mild redness and a sandpaper-like texture for several days; small sacrifices for a complexion that steals the spotlight.
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Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
But a sure aim is for Double Serum Foundation to be Clarins’ hero product in the complexion category.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 12 Feb. 2026
The biggest difference between goth and dark romance comes down to complexion.
—Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 10 Feb. 2026
Nine months ago, his left hamstring changed the complexion of a winner-take-all Game 7 that Denver lost to Oklahoma City.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
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Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
But a sure aim is for Double Serum Foundation to be Clarins’ hero product in the complexion category.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 12 Feb. 2026
The biggest difference between goth and dark romance comes down to complexion.
—Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 10 Feb. 2026
Nine months ago, his left hamstring changed the complexion of a winner-take-all Game 7 that Denver lost to Oklahoma City.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complexion
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The muted color palette of sage greens and heather pinks ushers the outside in, reminding guests that there’s as much to explore externally as internally.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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Jeopardizing government benefits Research shows that mutual aid disproportionately supports low-income households, undocumented families, people with disabilities and communities of color.—
Pamala Wiepking,
The Conversation,
23 Feb. 2026
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His bars are packed tight with jokes and an unwieldy personality, bursting with vocal quirks and tricks that show a rapper growing into his most confident self.—
Matthew Ritchie,
Pitchfork,
23 Feb. 2026
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The new technology starts as a colloidal suspension of gold nanoparticles, which self-assemble into micrometer-scale spheres in solution.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2026
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Its coloring is pale brown with slightly darker bands — the markings that distinguish it from its closest relative and give it its common name.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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The greatest eclipse marks the midpoint of totality, when the Moon sits deepest within the umbra — often producing the most vivid coloring and the moment most worth capturing.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Framed by a vaulted ceiling and two floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors that doubled as windows, features appeared in a parade of luxe natural materials—stone, linen, cotton, wood—in soothing neutral tones of cream and white, oatmeal and brown.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Formulas by David Mallet (her preferred colorist in Paris with two New York outpost) are her favorite, plus the Christophe Robin purple mask to neutralize yellow tones.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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In a new interview, the model and reality TV personality reflects on the often-meme'd moment from 2010's cycle 14, which saw Tyra Banks' cast of model hopefuls dodge the menacing pendulums that wobbled back and forth as contestants navigated the runway.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Those who served the couple remember Hackman’s kind personality.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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The situation was painful and humiliating, but given the circumstances, the offensive nature of the incident could have been handled with common sense and empathy.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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The rooms The old Japanese proverb ‘*kachou fuugetsu’—*which translates as ‘flower, bird, wind, moon’ evoking a sense of the transient beauty of nature—is a key concept at the hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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Bright colors pop against dark wooden features, reflecting the vibrant history of the hotel and of the city of Palm Springs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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While stars of all colors and masses — from blue giants to red dwarfs — will burn through their fuel and die, the brown dwarfs of the Universe will persist.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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Over the past week, a slew of cinematic videos of celebrities and characters in absurd situations have gone viral online, with one commonality –– they were created using a new artificial intelligence tool from Chinese developer ByteDance, sparking anxiety over the fast-evolving capabilities of AI.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Transfers have been cancelled if, as Foster says, a player’s character is judged not to be a good fit.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Complexion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complexion. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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