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Recent Examples of saturation
From buses and billboards to talk shows and TikTok, the movie will reach full saturation.
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Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Tomato has the same saturation, but is much better suited to warm weather.
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Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
24 June 2026
There’s usually at least one option with the saturation pushed up to make everything pop.
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Dominic Preston,
The Verge,
23 June 2026
The first is Kryla, a compact cruise missile carrying a 50-kilogram warhead designed for saturation attacks.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Tomato has the same saturation, but is much better suited to warm weather.
—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
24 June 2026
There’s usually at least one option with the saturation pushed up to make everything pop.
—
Dominic Preston,
The Verge,
23 June 2026
The first is Kryla, a compact cruise missile carrying a 50-kilogram warhead designed for saturation attacks.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for saturation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saturation
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The conditions are a stark contrast to the nation's bicentennial celebration in Washington in 1976, when the high temperature reached 84 degrees and the low dipped to 65 degrees, according to Department of Commerce data.
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Allen also recommends avoiding light grout lines at all costs to prevent a stark contrast.
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Without stricter coordination, brightness limits, debris controls, disposal rules, and international capacity planning, the next space race could damage the orbital lanes on which modern life now depends.
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The high ranking was thanks to the beach's deep blue water, unique golden sand, and low levels of visible concrete development, receiving an especially high score for its sand brightness.
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Knowing elements like hue, value, chroma, and whether a color is warm or cool can all guide you towards picking hues that feel good in your space.
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The hunter green of the 1980s is back—but with a little less chroma.
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Household incomes average $376,741, and home values average $2 million.
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The Central African country is the world’s largest producer of cobalt and controls vast stores of copper, gold, and lithium; its mining sector is estimated to hold $24 trillion of mineral value.
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There was a sort of lightness to the mood of a team that was still trying to absorb the news.
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Hughes suggests a dusty pink or light beige to lift and soften the richness of the floor, while Alonso notes that cooler neutrals can offer a nice contrast, adding some lightness to the room.
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Represented by the coordinates on the CIE chromaticity diagram, this color can be described as a shade of beige or off-white.
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Validation experiments to mimic lighting, display and sensing applications demonstrated that chromaticity, a measure of colorfulness separate from brightness, could be controlled with much more precision than the human eye can detect.
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“Saturation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saturation. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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