subtle

“It’s something that might be very subtle, and maybe most viewers won’t even notice it, but for me it feels like we’ve closed the distance between the characters.”

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Even that subtle variation can dramatically affect how a molecule interacts with biological targets and whether it produces a biological effect.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

Inside, we perfected our power snap—the subtle whipping motion at the end of the cast—with severed rod handles, looking more like budding wizards than fishermen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Cosmetic injectables were once associated with wealthy, middle-aged clients seeking subtle anti-ageing treatments, but the industry has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past decade.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Needless to say, artistic creation is too subtle and intimate an experience to permit an exact step-by-step description.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Critics, including the leadership of SAG-AFTRA, counter that the displacement is already at hand in subtler ways, with background roles and commercials increasingly filled by digital doubles rather than human performers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

What draws him most is subtler than that.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

More mature consumers are likely to stick with natural, subtler looks, she said.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026

But pianist and singer Allen Toussaint, who wrote it—and who composed, arranged and produced hits for an astonishingly broad list of artists—meant it as something subtler.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

This is a conservative estimate, since the algorithm was able to identify only the most egregious form of cheating—in which teachers systematically changed students’ answers—and not the many subtler ways a teacher might cheat.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

The film won’t win any prizes for the subtlest metaphor of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

Through the warm friendship of Tara and Karan, the series also imparts one of its subtlest takes on relationships.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2023

“Since you asked, it was the subtlest form of expression known to humans. The first novel was probably Murasaki Shikibu’s ‘Tale of Genji,’ written in the 11th century.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2023

Thomas expects the nation to take seriously his views on the subtlest contours of the Constitution.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2023

Jabir’s fingers twitched, the subtlest of hand commands.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray