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high relief

NOUN
projected carving
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This stark dichotomy puts Amina, stunningly sung and acted by Nadine Sierra, into high relief on stage.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

Winkler’s affective shortcomings throw his social anxiety and bouts of verbal diarrhea into high relief.

From New York Times Oct. 24, 2023

The cities’ differences were in high relief at high school graduation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2021

Staying home all the time has really thrown into high relief how much *work* it is to go out into the world and perform appropriate femininity.

From Slate Jun. 14, 2021

On this side is the grand staircase, upon which is placed a lion in high relief, found on the family property at Palestrina.

From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare




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