subtext
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The film had subtitles and a complicated “eat the rich” subtext.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Their relationship has no label, and Isabel Allende didn’t explicitly identify Férula as a queer character, but the subtext was there.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
The scene where the quartet plays their pre-wedding parlor game occurs about 25 minutes into Borgli’s film, and is ripe with instrumental, pre-twist subtext.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Given how much attention the very creative “Glitterball” devotes to the social and architectural character of Old Louisville, the subtext seems to be that Satan will always find a way, regardless of property values.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
I never observe anyone stealing, but the possibility is a persistent subtext of The Maids’ discipline and lore.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Vocabulary lists containing subtext
Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms, Unit 2
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Still Life with Tornado
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Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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