as in subtle
barely perceptible by a sense or by the mind
They studied how the subjects were affected by different sounds played at liminal intensity.
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Recent Examples of liminal
On Boredom, Rebellion and Being In-Between is an exploration of liminal spaces—both conceptual and physical—where girls have been placed and represented.
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
As long as readers continue to crave that liminal space between dreams and reality, Labyrinth and its imaginative literary descendants will endure.
—Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Through the nineteen-seventies, as Reich and Philip Glass were causing a ruckus in the classical-music establishment, Riley became a liminal figure.
—William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
August is fashion’s liminal space — think summer’s ease meets fall’s anticipation.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
As long as readers continue to crave that liminal space between dreams and reality, Labyrinth and its imaginative literary descendants will endure.
—Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Through the nineteen-seventies, as Reich and Philip Glass were causing a ruckus in the classical-music establishment, Riley became a liminal figure.
—William Robin, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
August is fashion’s liminal space — think summer’s ease meets fall’s anticipation.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liminal
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Featuring a subtle kick flare at the hem and chic pintuck detailing, they’re designed to hit right under the calf, or just at the ankle for petite people like myself.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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Adding parsnips and turnips to the recipe gives the dish a subtle earthy flavor that perfectly complements the savory chicken.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The team connected the device to a circuit board with an amplifier – to boost faint UVA signals – and a Bluetooth chip to send real-time data to a user's smartphone.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Oct. 2025
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Supermoons can appear up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than the faintest moon of the year.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There were just two dogs roaming the necropolis all that while, unseen and unheard.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Moving on, however, becomes a problem when a mysterious unseen force traps and forces them to relive past traumas together in this supernatural soap opera.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As her new album opens, Brandi Carlile is having a slight argument with herself.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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The whisky is lovely despite its age (remember, sometimes older whiskies are not actually that good), with notes of caramel, licorice, mango, apple, berry, cinnamon, and a slight wisp of smoke on the palate.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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The correlation seemed to suggest that space was alive with invisible forces that bound together the variable environments of the Sun and Earth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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To make sense out of this tangle of connections and contingencies, many macroscopes employ computational models to reveal the key economic, medical, political, educational, or ecological relationships that are often invisible to all but the experts.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Liminal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liminal. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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