as in aspects
a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded
there are so many facets to Benjamin Franklin: statesman, scientist, inventor, American original
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Recent Examples of facets
Trying to add to their attention the similar but adjusted facets associated with AGI is certainly going to be as much of a climb and probably even harder to promote.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Pennsylvania can also address other facets of the asthma crisis.
—Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
The cedar fragrances in the bottles below evoke everything from pencil shavings to more abstract facets of this beloved wood.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
An otherwise encouraging effort in multiple facets gets kicked to the curb, and the reminders are everywhere that, too many times, these Browns have picked the wrong guys for the wrong jobs.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The Tar Heels were outpaced in multiple facets, including explosive plays and critical turnovers.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Obviously there’s a lot more facets to that.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
However, many observations now compel us to question one or more of these facets of the Universe.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
These specific diamonds are typically square with rounded corners and feature 58 facets.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Pennsylvania can also address other facets of the asthma crisis.
—Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
The cedar fragrances in the bottles below evoke everything from pencil shavings to more abstract facets of this beloved wood.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
An otherwise encouraging effort in multiple facets gets kicked to the curb, and the reminders are everywhere that, too many times, these Browns have picked the wrong guys for the wrong jobs.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The Tar Heels were outpaced in multiple facets, including explosive plays and critical turnovers.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Obviously there’s a lot more facets to that.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
However, many observations now compel us to question one or more of these facets of the Universe.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
These specific diamonds are typically square with rounded corners and feature 58 facets.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facets
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Powering Artificial Intelligence One of the most promising aspects of the lakehouse is its ability to power AI in medicine.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Flanagan's film leans into some of the hokey aspects of the story that Kubrick rejected in favor of a much colder sort of horror.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Getting in five or 10 hits against a boss might be relatively simple, but getting in 50 or so before dying yourself often requires near-perfect levels of focus and execution across multiple challenging attack phases.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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Erling Haaland has justified his price tag in the early phases of the season, with three goals in the opening three gameweeks.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The second reason is that these aura battler designs were very complex and full of curves as well as weird angles.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Gory video of the shooting was available almost instantly online, from several angles, in slow-motion and real-time speed.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Facets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facets. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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