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Adjective
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Is there a subtle way to say something?—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026 -
Many viewers interpreted the scene as a subtle reference to Sweeney's political beliefs after BuzzFeed reported in August that Sweeney was registered as a Republican in Florida.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Dano’s static line delivery gets used for a chilling but laconic effect as his character’s cunning political negotiations lead to deadly outcomes.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
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There’s arguably no one better placed to collaborate with VFX artists on a motion-capture performance than Serkis, who’s delivered innocence, cunning, cruelty, longing, and kindness in roles that run from Golum to Caesar to King Kong himself.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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In Inverted Tree, Man for Hire (2004), for example, the trunk of a wily branched tree bears a piercing gaze.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
7 May 2026
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The wily Philadelphia 76ers, who might have some real juice after an impressive 106-93 win over Boston to force a Game 7 in their opening-round series.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Throughout the past ten years, especially, that sound—breathy, close, a little woozy—has become synonymous with a certain artful, confessional, cool-girl aesthetic.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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And no one is saying that Farhadi has to stick to his familiar, starkly artful mode of neorealist drama.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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Hotel at home Get the look of Crafted at Powdermill’s interiors with bold prints, crafty ceramics, and coffee-table books aplenty.—
Bridget Mills-Powell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 May 2026
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All that crafty seeding has paid off.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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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
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If the high cost of it all is more trick than treat for you, here are several ways to turn your already smart home into a spook-tacularly genius haunted house.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA TODAY,
28 Oct. 2021
Adjective
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Davis occasionally destabilizes this very familiar soundtrack with sly production tricks from Horne.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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Elsewhere, Brad Oscar’s Mayor Menlove — memorably played on the series by Alan Cumming — brings warmth and sly humor to the role, while Ann Harada smoothly reprises her TV performance as Florence Menlove.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Wind is considered the most tricky and maddening element to deal with in baseball.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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Another week of winning baseball in the books, another tricky week ahead.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
18 May 2026
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“Subtile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtile. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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