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  • noun Plural form of nuance.

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Examples

  • He declined to read what he called nuances into the president's additional remarks on Saturday.

    Bloomberg: 'Sad Day For America' If Ground Zero Mosque Plan Is Killed 2010

  • Beyond strict edicts on morality, they reinforce a worldview whereby non-Muslims and even liberal or Shiite Muslims are considered infidels, and their stances on jihad, or holy war, at times differ only in nuances from al-Qaeda's.

    Glut of fatwas spurs Saudi king to impose curbs Maggie Michael 2010

  • He is strong on NRCC and RNC talking points and Richard Lugar/John McCain nuances but nothing that makes him a REAGAN conservative … quite the opposite.

    Baron Hill (D, IN-09) does not play well with others. | RedState 2010

  • Earthy, rugged tones were present, and the fruit revealed itself in nuances that built on top of one another through several sips.

    Bottling Reds at Shaw Vineyard 2008

  • I've had to explain nuances of American English to Europeans who were offended by some posts.

    Show yourselves 2005

  • I've had to explain nuances of American English to Europeans who were offended by some posts.

    Show yourselves 2005

  • I've had to explain nuances of American English to Europeans who were offended by some posts.

    Show yourselves 2005

  • I've had to explain nuances of American English to Europeans who were offended by some posts.

    Show yourselves 2005

  • I've had to explain nuances of American English to Europeans who were offended by some posts.

    Show yourselves 2005

  • I've had to explain nuances of American English to Europeans who were offended by some posts.

    Show yourselves 2005

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