saturation

noun

Definition of saturationnext
as in contrast

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Recent Examples of saturation While apparel remains the largest subcategory by spend, its minimal growth suggests market saturation or shifting consumer priorities. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026 This comes as the platform faces high AI content saturation, with over 40% of long-form posts being fully AI-generated. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 By the end of the decade, the subterranean copper coaxial cable networks were on the verge of saturation, so some way had to be found to move all that telecommunications traffic in and out of central London. — David Szondy august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026 In the fickle economy of online fame, the Tates’ total saturation had an inevitable sell-by date. — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for saturation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saturation
  1. contrast
  2. brightness
  3. chroma
  4. value
  5. lightness
  6. chromaticity
Noun
  • American college sports, by contrast, have historically served as the major development system for professional football.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • In contrast to the standard seven-course tasting menu, starting from £225 per head (~$300), the flexible à la carte menu allows diners to experience a multi-course, three-star masterclass for under £100 (~$135).
    — Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of contrast
Noun
  • These zones adjust their brightness according to the content on screen, dimming darker areas while maintaining brightness in highlights.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The brightness and satisfying variety in textures and flavors brought me back to life after a long day of dancing and eating.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of brightness
Noun
  • 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.
    — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The hunter green of the 1980s is back—but with a little less chroma.
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
Definition of chroma
Noun
  • Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority CEO Doug Kreulen said Parton’s life exemplified the values the airport seeks to nurture.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2026
  • While several major Wall Street financial institutions are set to report their earnings this week, analysts told CNBC that the market is currently more focused on tech stocks, which now need to prove their value.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of value
Noun
  • Its native structure, the twenty-two-episode season, has become a rarity in the industry, as has its default lightness.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Citruses, like bergamot and orange rind, give vanilla a bright and airy lightness, whereas aromatic notes, like lavender and geranium, smell like a garden growing around vanilla orchid vines.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of lightness
Noun
  • Represented by the coordinates on the CIE chromaticity diagram, this color can be described as a shade of beige or off-white.
    — Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026
  • 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.
    — MEERI KIM | INSIDE SCIENCE, ABC News, 11 July 2021
Definition of chromaticity

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