as in subtle
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Adjective
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Adding peas introduces a subtle sweetness and pop of freshness, balancing the richness of the eggs and bacon.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2025 -
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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Unlike Mitch McConnell, the taciturn and cunning leader at the time, Thune genuinely tried to answer questions.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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But what Neil is accused of is something well beyond cunning or perfidy or faithlessness, well beyond questionable morality.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, wily creators like Chaudhari will continue to stand on the shoulders of filmmakers like James Gunn and get billions of views by playing with AI immitations of their characters.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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Greg Hunt, the wily suitor of the late Tanya McQuoid.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The watch face features an artful depiction of Popeye in mid-swing, capturing his brawn, determination, and humor set against a vivid golf course backdrop.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The artful stitching on this one adds a textural element to the water-resistant polyester cover.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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 16 Apr. 2025.
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