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Recent Examples of discreet Service is friendly but discreet, something the Swiss have mastered like few others. Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025 Club 33 stays on the down-low with discreet rules and a dress code. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025 Though the camerawork is relatively discreet, the imagination all too easily fills in any gory details the eye can’t see. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Apr. 2025 His aunt looks directly at Farah, making no effort to be discreet. David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for discreet
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Adjective
  • Yes, Love Hotel might be Bravo’s most emotionally intelligent experiment yet.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Talos, Pandora and other artificially intelligent entities had already set the stage for humans to explore this idea.
    Sofia Giannuzzi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The female moths deposit their almost invisible eggs in places where spider webs are likely to form, especially rotten logs, tree hollows and rock cavities.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Level up your LinkedIn by fixing these invisible barriers Your LinkedIn growth depends on mastering these fundamental elements that most people miss.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • So for a couple of reasons, the Red Sox are playing it cautious with Anthony, even with the latest foot injury, undoubtedly to the frustration of most of their fan base.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • While public support for cannabis legalization has grown, recent events indicate a more cautious approach.
    Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But chronic stress — the kind that builds quietly from daily pressures such as financial worries or family concerns — is what slowly chips away at your health, often going unnoticed until symptoms become impossible to ignore.
    Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Additionally, engaging with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) can offer critical insights that would otherwise go unnoticed.
    Ryan Anderson, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Aston Villa accounting period covered 13 months, not one year. Source: Club financial statements All of which begs the question: are Levy and Spurs being excessively prudent?
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • As a result, many universities, including those in states with a 7% cap on prudent spending, will likely be able to increase their use of endowment funds to maintain their budgets at prior levels.
    Ellen P. Aprill, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This quiet, unobtrusive process pays deterrence dividends far beyond the individual case, as would-be felony shoplifters come to learn that the store deploys this technology and then decide against taking the risk in the first place.
    Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Controlling and setting the movement is a simple matter: While the crown controls the minutes on both dials as well as the hours on the front dial, the hours on the secondary time zone are adjusted via an unobtrusive slider revealed when the case is disengaged from its carriage.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Make sure to use politeness while prompting, though do not go overboard and be judicious in such wording.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The district now appears to be more judicious in imposing long-term removals, reserving them for serious, potentially dangerous infractions.
    Bryant Furlow, ProPublica, 12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Some people stash it in inconspicuous places around the house, a habit that experts say can lead to trouble down the line.
    Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The cable management was clean, bundled and routed to be as inconspicuous as possible.
    Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024

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“Discreet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discreet. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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