as in complicated
having many different parts; having many facets
a multifaceted approach to health care
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Recent Examples of multifaceted
Wilson notes that this was a very intentional decision, but that the most important thing is that each artist here learns how to become multifaceted.
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
The multifaceted narrative requires extensive research across multiple genres.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
The move sparked a multifaceted and contentious legal controversy, with the future of auto racing in America hanging in the balance.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Each bit is a testament to his career-long insistence that the richest comedy comes from the complex, messy, multifaceted perspective of a real person.
—John Roy, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
The multifaceted narrative requires extensive research across multiple genres.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
The move sparked a multifaceted and contentious legal controversy, with the future of auto racing in America hanging in the balance.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Each bit is a testament to his career-long insistence that the richest comedy comes from the complex, messy, multifaceted perspective of a real person.
—John Roy, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multifaceted
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The flare suggests there are unknown populations of giant stars near the centers of large galaxies, which also host supermassive black holes — and sheds light on the complicated interactions between two behemoths.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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What unites them is Dern’s ability to find the humanity in characters navigating life’s most complicated terrain.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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These varied global efforts are helping to define technical standards, cost models, and business cases for dynamic electric road systems, with induction being one of several competing technologies (others include ground-rails and overhead power supply).—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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By considering the varied needs of different users, Ausom designs its scooters to adapt to a range of real-world scenarios—whether for daily commuting, longer-distance travel, or occasional recreational use.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Robot can serve as an inspection agent With this new demonstration, a flexible mobile robot, powered by agentic AI that is running on AMD silicon, operates within a warehouse with mixed traffic.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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While the full moon may have some mixed energies, with the planets crisscrossing in all sorts of ways, the key now is to focus on being grounded, balanced and centered as much as possible.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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These are common but complicate long-term planning for federal agencies.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Despite differing views on a variety of security issues, the group, like Gilpatric’s, reached a clear consensus: nuclear proliferation by any additional country would diminish U.S. power, complicate strategic planning, and increase the likelihood of nuclear use, accidents, and disasters.—
MARIANO-FLORENTINO CUÉLLAR,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Sep. 2025
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The aesthetic is defined by deep red and forest green tartans, warm lighting, elevated accents, and sophisticated dinnerware that evokes classic holiday charm with a polished Americana flair.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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The sophisticated sound work was not yet part of broadcast radio’s lingua franca, but my generation of producers were at least exposed to some of the possibilities inherent in the form.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The reality is that housing production is a very complex issue.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
5 Nov. 2025
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And the drive to solve complex problems started early.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Another thing is that the robots in Lai’s experiments were identical, while in a real-world work cell, robotic teams are quite often heterogeneous.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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The electrolyzer’s design addresses fouling, current distribution, and thermal management, which are common failure points for electrochemical systems receiving heterogeneous feedstocks.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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This is a composite character based on several girlfriends Springsteen had during this period.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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The composite image shows the nucleus or icy, rocky central core of 3I/ATLAS as a large and black dot, along with a white glow — the comet's coma, or atmosphere.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Multifaceted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multifaceted. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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