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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
In making the argument for delaying the first dose of the hepatitis-B vaccine—which Kennedy has refused to say doesn’t cause autism, despite numerous studies showing no association—the committee built a more multifaceted case.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
The Complexity Of InsurTech Product Development Insurtech product development presents multifaceted challenges that distinguish it from traditional software development.
—Harneet Kalra, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
As well as Beckenbauer pushing forward, right-footed left-back Paul Breitner was also a multifaceted footballer who attacked like a Brazilian but defended like, well, a German.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
But Greenlaw missed practice both Wednesday and Thursday, and the Broncos can’t fully rely on Singleton or Justin Strnad to handle the multifaceted Warren in coverage.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
The Complexity Of InsurTech Product Development Insurtech product development presents multifaceted challenges that distinguish it from traditional software development.
—Harneet Kalra, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
As well as Beckenbauer pushing forward, right-footed left-back Paul Breitner was also a multifaceted footballer who attacked like a Brazilian but defended like, well, a German.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
But Greenlaw missed practice both Wednesday and Thursday, and the Broncos can’t fully rely on Singleton or Justin Strnad to handle the multifaceted Warren in coverage.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for multifaceted
Adjective
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The rust mantra is wisely chanted when searching for a Karmann Ghia, and restoring one is as complicated as restoring any Porsche 356 from the period.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
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But the reality is more complicated.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Their stories later varied as to who killed her.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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In the past, the prize has varied season to season but frequently included a cash sum as well as a coveted CFDA spot.—
Alyssa Davis,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Monday.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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Through his first two career starts, McCarthy turned in mixed results.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Families today are more anchored: two-income households complicate moves, aging demographics keep older homeowners in place, and many are locked into mortgage rates under 4%, unwilling to trade up into costlier loans.—
Brian Delp,
Forbes.com,
9 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 animation, however, is much more sophisticated than that, and also very adult; these vampiric demons — which literally eat or, more creepily, simply absorb their victims — can only be killed by having their heads cut off, and even that isn’t a given.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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The five sophisticated rooms channel a Switzerland-meets-Ibiza vibe, with plush bedding, soothing gray accents, and funky graphic art.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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More than 3 million clinicians have trusted the tool for over three decades and are already using it to find best practices for challenging, complex medical cases.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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This is because the technology requires sophisticated programming and complex algorithms to control how materials react to stimuli.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Though the houses are all very different, depicting different time periods and living styles, an emphasis is often put on maintaining the room in which the writer wrote, recreating it, or presenting a composite version of many different rooms the writer may have worked in throughout their lives.—
Katie da Cunha Lewin
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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As a general rule, vinyl made of wood plastic composite (WPC) and stone-plastic composite core (SPC) is waterproof, whereas luxury vinyl plank (LVP) and PVC vinyl are only water-resistant.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Multifaceted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multifaceted. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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