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as in side
a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded
depending on what aspect of college life you consider most important, there are several colleges which might be good for you
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as in presence
the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality
he has the aspect of a man used to giving orders and seeing them obeyed
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as in orientation
the state or fact of facing a particular direction
the harbor's northern aspect means that vessels are often exposed to strong winds
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as in gaze
archaic
a fixed intent look
his aspect was focused on the distant shore
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Recent Examples of aspect
Straus expects his group to be tuned in to every aspect on Saturday against San Diego (5-3, 15 points).
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Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 8 May 2026
Ending gerrymandering would have a cascading effect throughout all aspects of our government and society.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Giveaway or website, who act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void.
—AJC.com, 7 May 2026
The second category is what Törnberg calls algorithmic broadcasting media, like TikTok, Instagram, and even Facebook, to a certain degree, thanks to the Reels aspect.
—ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
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Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 8 May 2026
Ending gerrymandering would have a cascading effect throughout all aspects of our government and society.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Giveaway or website, who act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void.
—AJC.com, 7 May 2026
The second category is what Törnberg calls algorithmic broadcasting media, like TikTok, Instagram, and even Facebook, to a certain degree, thanks to the Reels aspect.
—ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for aspect
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aspect
Noun
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The tunnel would create a second route to transport water from new intakes on the Sacramento River to the south side of the Delta, where pumps send water into the aqueducts of the State Water Project.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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When the article appeared, Bores forwarded it along to the woman on the other side of the exchange.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The teams that Weltman has constructed over the past nine years have, in my view, consistently lacked good 3-point shooting or an athletic presence at center.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Investigators ended a search for Kristin Smart’s body at the home of her killer’s mother on Saturday without recovering a body, a day after Sheriff Ian Parkinson said soil testing detected the presence of human remains.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Parents sit in tiny chairs in their children’s classroom to listen to the teacher talk during a parent orientation at Naper School held in September 1998.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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At the time Cleveland was writing, editors were beginning to approach alumni magazines with a fresh orientation.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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Her head slid down the leather headrest, neck tilting backward for more happiness to escape, clavicle bared to her husband’s confused gaze.—
‘Pemi Aguda,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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By widening the lens, Clark is able to redirect the book’s gaze from the mother toward a quizzical, sometimes critical, but not unaffectionate portrait of two generations of political activism, with the attendant self-involvement and domestic negligence.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Dressed in traditional brown robes, plain shoes and gloves designed to mimic human hands, the machine stood before a panel of Buddhist monks to commit itself to the faith.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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There, the pair of college students would listen to the trills of saxophones and shake hands with musicians, sometimes giving band members rides to gigs.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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Berben believes that attitudes could improve, having recently returned from CinemaCon, the annual trade show for movie theater owners, which was held in Las Vegas last month.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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Gombrowicz never really ‘assimilated’ to life in Argentina, partly due to the unique and unprecedented circumstances that brought him there in the first place, but also because of his naturally irreverent and at times even childish attitude towards literary establishment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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In other words, the surface numbers and the eye test are matching the analytics in Chisholm’s case.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2026
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Another adjustment on set was with his daughter played by Toscano tending to follow his hands as Insolera communicated using sign language, rather than look into his eyes.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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Kindred Resort opened its first phase Thursday at the base of Keystone Mountain in Summit County, a project decades in the making.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
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The main dial shows the day, date, and month, plus a moon phase display with a chronograph totalizer inside, day/night and leap year indicators, and even an indicator for the equation of time.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
9 May 2026
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“Aspect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aspect. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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