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Adjective
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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 -
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
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Fueled by vengeance and cunning ambition, Ashur rises from betrayal and bloodshed to seize power, gouging out a place for the House of Ashur in a new arena full of violence, desire, and twisted loyalty.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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The elaborate scheme, masterminded by members of four Mafia families in collusion with celebrity athletes, ensnared unsuspecting victims, bleeding them of over $7 million through cunning deception, prosecutors said in the indictment.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Restoration and a Hail Mary Return While most 1940s biologists forecasted permanent doom for the American chestnut, some clung to a wily optimism.—
Eric J. Wallace,
Outside,
24 Oct. 2025
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Dueling with a wily pro like Walston wouldn’t be easy.—
Cameron Crowe,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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His most ambitious series to date, Pluribus can be seen as a corrective of sorts—a grand, artful, mind-bendingly philosophical, darkly funny, sometimes heartbreaking, but consistently humane vindication of our fractious species.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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This is the intriguing backdrop for a narrative that never really grips us, even if Chong has an artful way of depicting Hong Im’s lifestyle, which oscillates between real-world issues and religious wizardry.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Parents might have to get crafty again this Christmas.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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This crafty solution is exactly what Atlanta DIYer Erin Marshall discovered.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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As Halloween approaches, investors seem fearful that good credit performance may be more trick than treat.—
Telis Demos,
WSJ,
21 Oct. 2022
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If the high cost of it all is more trick than treat for you, here are several ways to turn your already smart home into a spook-tacularly genius haunted house.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA TODAY,
28 Oct. 2021
Adjective
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This Disney Channel film includes many sly jokes about Hollywood and stars like Mickey Rooney.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Gigi Zumbado is a sly scene-stealer as Ceci, the department’s relatively cool and confident and young photographer, but hasn’t been given much to do besides snark from the sidelines.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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This is always the trickiest part of a Smokies visit.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
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This makes chemical management tricky for producers.—
Sophie Benson,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Subtile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtile. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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