multifaceted

adjective

Definition of multifacetednext
as in complicated
having many different parts; having many facets a multifaceted approach to health care

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Recent Examples of multifaceted Given this multifaceted geographic and economic benefit, Albany must focus on securing a funding package for the MTA today. — Robert G. Wessels, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025 The Anatomy and Consequences of Burnout Burnout in tech is a multifaceted issue. — Jason Wingard, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 Jones suggests that a multifaceted support approach is often most effective. — Jazmin Towe, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025 By a vote of 94-49 on mostly party lines, the state House of Representatives approved a multifaceted bill that included various unrelated items, including paving the way for the University of Connecticut to pay their student athletes in the future. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for multifaceted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multifaceted
  1. complicated
  2. varied
  3. mixed
  4. complicate
  5. sophisticated
  6. complex
  7. heterogeneous
  8. composite
Adjective
  • Some of this ‘fresh stock’ is explained by such properties having hit an ancestral dead-end: many villas have been handed down through local families for generations and some are now owned by multiple grandchildren who would prefer to sell than manage a complicated ‘who stays when’ calendar.
    — Lysanne Currie, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Recently, like everything else, the grilles have gotten more complicated.
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of complicated
Adjective
  • More research is needed to understand how different skin types respond to tallow, as existing studies use varied methodologies and reference points.
    — Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Thanks to its vast, varied, and meaningful stories —Liu and Takeda have felt that things have changed since then...
    — Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of varied
Adjective
  • The Reflective and Representative campaign, organized by the Football Association, is working to recruit 1,000 people from Black, Asian and mixed heritage backgrounds into refereeing roles.
    — Janine Henni, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The rankings for the catchers listed here are for standard 5×5 Roto leagues (mixed universe).
    — Gene McCaffrey, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of mixed
Adjective
  • There are extensive drawbacks to using nuclear weapons, including their very destructiveness—which could undermine larger objectives or complicate battlefield operations—and the international backlash that would follow.
    — Paul Avey, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Since the Trump administration took office, environmental activists have feared that certain existing standards could be rolled back and further complicate efforts to clean up American water supplies.
    — Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 26 Feb. 2025
Definition of complicate
Adjective
  • One sophisticated take on the trend turns the clog into a main character by combining it with matching neutral tones for a refined air.
    — Casandra Maggio, Glamour, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Honda claims that the S7, its first-ever premium electric SUV, will break new ground thanks to exceptional comfort, a sophisticated modern look, and, most importantly, more than 400 miles (650 km) of driving range.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of sophisticated
Adjective
  • Myers led the complex negotiations, finalizing the largest section of the deal in 2000 at a cost of $30 million in conservancy funds and $15 million from federal sources.
    — Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
  • As modern cybersecurity requires it, zero trust combats complex threats by valuing the assumption that attackers can penetrate the network from any point.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of complex
Adjective
  • But over time, in some cities, New York among them, the totemic simplicity of a man eating a steak fell out of fashion, replaced by more heterogeneous modes of conspicuous connoisseurship: nouvelle cuisine, the auteur-chef tasting menu, the thousand-dollar omakase, the members-only supper club.
    — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
  • With the new treatment, the two companies are hoping to better respond to the heterogeneous demands of obesity treatment and its associated comorbidities, Roche’s Chakravarthy said.
    — Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of heterogeneous
Adjective
  • While the outcome is unclear, the Baker, Bloom, and Davis composite index of economic policy uncertainty measures policy uncertainty by examining the frequency of media references to it.
    — Bill Stone, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index shed 2.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.5%.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of composite

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