high relief
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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
But confronting what you specifically don’t like about working with this anti-mentor can cast what you prioritize most into high relief.
From Slate • Sep. 4, 2024
“But it was the sadness of an artist, a sadness tinged with languor and a sadness against which his artistry stood out in high relief in a manner that was quite extraordinary.”
From New York Times • May 3, 2022
The most imposing sculpture is a 17th-century metal plaque showing the figure of a royal courtier in high relief.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2021
Alto-relievo, Alto-rilievo, alt′o-re-lē′vo, n. high relief: figures projected by at least half their thickness from the background on which they are sculptured.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
