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subtext

[suhb-tekst] / ˈsʌbˌtɛkst /


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Yet the subtext is less important than the surface: The movie is simply a witless bore.

From The Wall Street Journal

All this and a subtext of relationships among the leading artists of the period.

From The Wall Street Journal

The subtext: The judge didn’t need to impose harsh penalties; the market would take care of itself.

From The Wall Street Journal

She became so important to me because I had largely built her out of subtext and this private part of her that mostly the audience was my biggest confidant.”

From Los Angeles Times

The subtext plays out in how the town confronts the other corruptions in its midst.

From Salon