as in subtle
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Shannon Riley, founder and CEO of Building 180 – an art production and consulting agency that arranged the installation – told USA TODAY battery and funding reasons limit the subtle chest motions that mimic breathing to an hour a day, from 5-6 p.m.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025 -
Here, the power lies in subtle luxury—heritage made tangible.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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With time, cunning, and no irony, the Shuberts slew the Syndicate Goliath and built a monopolistic empire of their own that Justice Department lawyers would decades later force into an antitrust settlement.—
Frank Rich,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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The mean girl, as we’ve been taught to recognize her, is cunning and charismatic.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
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Fast forward 20 minutes after the latest mature words uttered by the Wild’s wily ol’ vet.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Still, the 39-year-old Ovechkin, his beard turned salt and pepper, showed his wily ways.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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They're often decorated with fruit, petals and artful squiggles of pastel-colored buttercream.—
Ana Calderone,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Forty-plus years later, a music video directed by Max Weiland shot to be used by John on tour pays artful tribute to Los Angeles, the other love story at the center of the song. 2.—
Shana Naomi Krochmal,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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And so their crafty new attacks send out links that direct to legitimate websites from a PC but to dangerous websites from a phone.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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The crafty right-hander played for Boston in 2021 and was excellent for much of the campaign -- 3.46 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 52 innings through August -- before fading down the stretch as a heavy workload caught up to him.—
Dakota Randall,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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My idea was not to get too trick-sy with it, to keep it at a fairly simple visual level.—
Corey S Powell,
Discover Magazine,
5 Nov. 2014
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As Halloween approaches, investors seem fearful that good credit performance may be more trick than treat.—
Telis Demos,
WSJ,
21 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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Each plays a role in fooling their foe, who captures the turtle, while the deer, heeding the turtle’s good counsel, manages a sly escape.—
John Nemec,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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Here are six real books coming out this week, with dust jackets that reflect their real contents: mysteries and mishaps, often told with a sly smirk.—
Colin Dwyer,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2025
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Deciding who to bring with you as your date to a wedding can be tricky.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Figuring out how to remove a tree stump can be tricky, depending on your situation.—
Daniel Scott,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Subtile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtile. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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