subtle

The administration was not subtle about what it wanted.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

When atmospheric gravity waves pass through this glowing region, they create subtle variations in brightness that can reveal their distinctive ripple patterns.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

And Donte King, whose family endures racism both subtle and blatant, praises the filmmakers’ attempts to humanize people with contrasting viewpoints, saying he was pleased with getting to tell his story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

But Mull’s highly accomplished work on canvas, held by some very esteemed institutions, shows the influence of people like Robert Rauschenberg and Anselm Kiefer and combines surrealism with subtle social commentary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Just as I’ve nearly decided to scream, Theo makes a subtle motion.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

As particle accelerators became more powerful and detectors grew increasingly sensitive, researchers gained access to subtler physical processes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

There’s a second, subtler reason, found in “Regime Change,” a new book by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

While not in any way rabble-rousing, they wage subtler revolutions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

Bad Bunny’s signifiers were subtler, although some may not have contained the meaning people read into them.

From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2026

He is more cunning, subtler, trickier than any god or giant.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Inflation is one of the economy’s most important vital signs and one of the subtlest to measure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The subtlest animation looks the best, especially when sunlight dapples upon fur or felines flex their claws to assert power.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024

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

It’s people like Hoagland who call you up at odd hours of the night to tell you something you absolutely need to know, practicing on you the subtlest form of sleep deprivation.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee