subliminal
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While these are in many respects traditional songs, this is music that hits you on a subliminal level, where a series of major traumas and minor victories fuse into a bleak worldview streaked with hope.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
First and foremost, Savannah Guthrie is famous in this subliminal, monocultural way that is unique to celebrities who host network morning shows.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
"I wanted to give a little subliminal hint that I may be ending the Eras Tour era, but I may be entering a new era," she said.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025
This adds another subliminal layer to Coogler and his musical collaborator Ludwig Göransson’s choice to have Remmick cover “Pick Poor Robin Clean.”
From Salon • May 2, 2025
Man’s subliminal urge to destroy what he could neither subdue nor deify.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Vocabulary lists containing subliminal
Latin Root "sub" Words
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Power Prefix: sub-
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"A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
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