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Recent Examples of saturation
The initiative aims to prevent over saturation of certain types businesses, increase longevity and fiscal stability for existing businesses and provide a balance of businesses.
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
The palette plays with the hue and saturation of the natural landscape with moodier purples, deeper blues, and grounded greens.
—Allison Duncan, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
Use light passes only to remove wrinkles while avoiding saturation of your garment, advises Stern.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 4 May 2026
Let your living room play the neutralizer, while a small study can go full drama mode with color saturation from floor to ceiling.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
The palette plays with the hue and saturation of the natural landscape with moodier purples, deeper blues, and grounded greens.
—Allison Duncan, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
Use light passes only to remove wrinkles while avoiding saturation of your garment, advises Stern.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 4 May 2026
Let your living room play the neutralizer, while a small study can go full drama mode with color saturation from floor to ceiling.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saturation
Noun
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In stark contrast to the teenage social scene once synonymous with malls, many of Lincolnwood’s shoppers seemed to come there alone, making beelines for the still-open Old Navy or Victoria Secret without ever removing their headphones.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Inside, the metal drive-mode knob is treated to a red anodized finish, which also informs the color of the contrast stitching, seatbelts, headrest embroidery, and piping.—
Bradley Iger,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
Noun
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This setup will prove both aesthetically pleasing and functional, bringing welcome brightness to the yard at night.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
28 Apr. 2026
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Tackle the Light Fixtures Porch lighting attracts bugs and collects dust, dimming the brightness over time.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Knowing elements like hue, value, chroma, and whether a color is warm or cool can all guide you towards picking hues that feel good in your space.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Aug. 2025
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The hunter green of the 1980s is back—but with a little less chroma.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
10 Aug. 2025
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The high production values and frequent genre-hopping were inspired by the sketch-comedy duo Key and Peele, whom Barker grew up watching religiously.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Winner may not substitute, assign or transfer Prize or redeem Prize for cash, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute Prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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There was a lightness in this really dark time.—
Breana Pitts,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Rabin’s lyrics had been standard unrequited-love fare; Anderson rewrote them about a deeper spiritual loneliness and the drive to overcome it, and delivered them in his usual manner, the lightness of his tone somehow amplifying the thundering force of his conviction.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2026
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Represented by the coordinates on the CIE chromaticity diagram, this color can be described as a shade of beige or off-white.—
Manjishtha Bhattacharyya,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 Apr. 2026
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In our testing, the Cintiq Pro 17 covered 100% of the sRGB space (which is very similar to Rec. 709) and 98.1% of DCI-P3 (see the chromaticity chart above).—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
26 Jan. 2024
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“Saturation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saturation. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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