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Recent Examples of complexion The pace of a performance, whether sung faster or slower, is another variable that changes the complexion of a song when tweaked. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025 These dew-enhancing complexion products have taken the brand to the next level, with over 2,479% increase in retail sales in 2024 alone. Jessica Ourisman, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 Its second task is to provide long-term and ongoing resilience by sending biomimetic peptides and skin-identical ceramides deep into the dermis for firmness and a clear complexion. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 12 May 2025 The powerful peel utilizes a concentration of 30% glycolic acid to dissolve dead skin cells, dirt, oil, and more to reveal a smoother, dazzling complexion. Jamie Wilson, Glamour, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for complexion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for complexion
Noun
  • Be sure to check all five colors if your size appears to be sold out.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 24 May 2025
  • When her daughter lived in the room, the wall was painted in a collection of colors ranging from blue and green to yellow and purple.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Yifei Liu's Mulan weighs dishonoring her family vs. saving her father (Tzi Ma) and defending the country from invaders, and the tale is an eye-popping fantasy adventure about embracing one's self.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 May 2025
  • Dominguez, seated next to Hutchinson at the defense table, watched intently as his videotaped self struggled to answer the detective’s questions.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • In January, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has targeted food dyes in recent months, banning a dye called Red 3 and working to remove eight synthetic food colorings from the food supply, according to an April news release.
    Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 14 May 2025
  • Turmeric, with its bright orange-yellow color, is widely used as a food coloring and flavoring agent.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Comfortable dress shoes are a worthwhile gamble, accenting the tone of the outfit with the rationale of a day spent walking around (sometimes through mud).
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
  • Dickinson shifts the tone in Loachian scenes with a parole officer and later a counselor.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • On the other end of the spectrum, wellness culture is crowded with personalities and products claiming to have the answers.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • Obviously, there was a stellar cast with big personalities.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • If your ideal unplugged getaway involves both spa time and being surrounded by nature, there's a perfect spot in southwest Virginia.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
  • Each word must be in the right place and of the right nature.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Series regular Tony Todd, who died last fall, returns for a touching posthumous scene that references another fan favorite character.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • Anyway, these are our three main characters—each more body-horrific than the last.
    Julie Klausner, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Some saw personhood as politically impractical, especially after personhood amendments to state constitutions were rejected by voters in Colorado, Mississippi and North Dakota between 2008 and 2014.
    Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
  • The temporary constitution signed by al-Sharaa in March guarantees basic freedoms such as freedoms of opinion, expression and the press.
    Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025

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“Complexion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complexion. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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