as in subtle
barely perceptible by a sense or by the mind
They studied how the subjects were affected by different sounds played at liminal intensity.
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Recent Examples of liminal
The line between comedy and music, always porous, has been looking extra liminal lately.
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Pools is an absorbing take on the constricting liminal space horror of the Backrooms trend, though one that’s more unnerving than truly terrifying.
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The film is otherwise measured, outright crisp in its cerebral plunge into the liminal spaces of modern sexuality.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
The blank page becomes a liminal territory where the very essence of artistic identity undergoes alchemical transformation through the crucible of motherhood.
—Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Pools is an absorbing take on the constricting liminal space horror of the Backrooms trend, though one that’s more unnerving than truly terrifying.
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The film is otherwise measured, outright crisp in its cerebral plunge into the liminal spaces of modern sexuality.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
The blank page becomes a liminal territory where the very essence of artistic identity undergoes alchemical transformation through the crucible of motherhood.
—Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liminal
Adjective
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Mulaney’s approach to social commentary on his show is even more subtle; sometimes, concentrating a sketch on a character like Willy Loman is enough.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2025
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The game is a fun but challenging exercise for your brain which asks players to group words based on subtle and sometimes tricky connections, which tests your logic and language skills.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Being generally smaller, colder and much darker than a star, exoplanets are also harder to detect, so specialized techniques are required for capturing their faint signals.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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By subtracting these reference images from the target images, the team effectively removed the star's light, isolating the faint signals from the planets.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Some analysts say the import taxes, which would put them at levels unseen for roughly a century, could knock down U.S. economic growth by 2 percentage points this year and raise inflation close to 5%.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2025
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The series was almost entirely unseen in U.S. for over forty years, until GKIDS — the current distribution rights holder for most Studio Ghibli films — licensed the series in 2021, commissioning a 4K restoration and an English dub.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The rear camera's OIS yields mostly smooth video, but there's some slight bumpiness here and there.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Dawn came on chilly with a slight overcast and a light breeze.—
Jeffrey A. Brunk,
Outdoor Life,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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All of this stems from a toxic and mostly invisible danger, largely the product of burning things for fuel and letting the remnant drift into the air and then into us—which is what happens unless the government regulates that process.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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And because more than 80% of disabilities are invisible, most aren’t likely to be believed.—
N. Goldberg,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Liminal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liminal. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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