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Recent Examples of discreet Julius’s secretive couplings with a Latino gambler (Diego Calva) are discreet, never sensual like Hernández’s nude compositions. Armond White, National Review, 25 Apr. 2025 Unlike smoking, edibles offer a discreet, tasty, and often longer-lasting experience. Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025 The 27,000-square-foot behemoth—once two side-by-side mansions—set the tone for what was to come: a rush of high-net-worth individuals turning D.C.’s historically discreet neighborhoods into billionaire enclaves. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025 This intimate and discreet property is an ode to sukiya-zukuri, a residential style of architecture that’s based off traditional tea houses. Christina Liao, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for discreet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discreet
Adjective
  • This type of intelligent power management would mark a departure from Apple's existing Low Power Mode, which applies system-wide restrictions.
    Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
  • These intelligent adaptations help homeowners effectively reduce their monthly energy expenses.
    Jon Stojan, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Baca, who has been leading these workshops since 2011, recalled a moment from one: Everett Cox, a Vietnam War veteran who had kept away from everything military for decades, responded to a prompt of action verbs by expertly stabbing and slashing with an invisible bayonet.
    Dina Litovsky, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • Turn your LinkedIn presence from invisible to influential.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • This can lead to overly cautious investment choices and missed opportunities for growth.
    Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
  • Please be cautious in entering personal information as seedlings for your romance stories.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Legal-grade transcription ensures that no subtle discrepancy goes unnoticed.
    Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • However, those meteors often go unnoticed — unlike this one.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • But most other Fed officials believe the prudent move would be to wait on lowering interest rates until there is a more material deterioration in labor markets.
    Rob Wile, NBC news, 7 May 2025
  • In the face of policy zig-zags and on-again/off-again pronouncements, the prudent stance is to hold fast, keep one’s powder dry and avoid further risk.
    Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • When installed this way, the Scout is nicely unobtrusive.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2025
  • There were no other visitors and only a few unobtrusive guides to assist.
    Gillian Telling, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Beyond tariffs: Be judicious in your expansion plans.
    AllBusiness, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • Rays — For years, the Rays have managed to field contending teams through judicious under-the-radar trades by GM Erik Neander despite one of the lowest payrolls in baseball.
    Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
Adjective
  • Test on an inconspicuous area first though—not all walls are created equal.
    Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2025
  • Even if advised by a manufacturer, the marble cleaning solution should still be tested on a small, inconspicuous area before getting started.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 5 May 2025

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“Discreet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discreet. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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