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subtleties

NOUN
a fine distinction
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NOUN
delicacy
Synonyms


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Few 20th-century writers bred as many imitators as Ernest Hemingway, but his followers rarely matched the subtleties of his deceptively simple style.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

When the virus forced us to disconnect from our fellow humans and plug our brains into technology to keep pandemic anxiety at bay, we lost the ability to intimate the subtleties of reality.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

By hearing a victim's story in this way, the idea is it would make them conscious about subtleties such as body language and how they respond, which can influence a survivor's willingness to talk openly.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

The sound stage was too loud for vocal subtleties and too flat for careful instrumental and electronic music balance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

It had helped him, in turn, to feel the subtleties of the silver blade.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman



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