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Adjective
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These subtle changes allowed scientists to calculate the planet’s dimensions with unprecedented accuracy, refining measurements that had remained largely unchanged since the 1970s.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026 -
The 100 percent cotton jean features a true mid-rise, straight-leg silhouette with a subtle wedgie fit.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His initial rise to fame came from playing cunning and ruthless centuries-old vampire Eric Northman on True Blood.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Jan. 2026
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They’re built up to be these impossibly deadly and evil and cunning foes, and then our much less impressive heroes manage to take them down through grit and determination or just dumb luck.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Manipulation by wily women is a sexist trope as old as Adam and Eve, but this is an ugly new twist.—
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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These people are getting wilier and wilier.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Subtle yet artful details bring a necessary update to an otherwise retro silhouette.—
Shelby Ying Hyde,
Refinery29,
4 Feb. 2026
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Before every artful-minded modern horror film became about grief and trauma, The Babadook explored these themes with authenticity, deftly weaving in Amelia's grief over the loss of her husband and her inability to control her son with traditional horror tropes.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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This can be achieved through a winger’s crafty skating, stickhandling and deception to cut into the middle while carrying the puck, or, more commonly, by making skilled passes into the slot area.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Food and drink The all-day Mowry & Cotton with its upscale Americana interior and expansive patio has an approachable menu of seasonal salads, steaks, seafood, and flatbreads from the wood-burning oven along with crafty cocktails including a smoked Old Fashioned that’s torched tableside.—
Lizbeth Scordo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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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Through this sly trick, where doorknobs rise to noses and walls tower high above the hairline, Argento sketches a vision of witchy terror akin to early works of German surrealism.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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As wonderful as Wilde is in what’s easily one of her best roles, the equally fearless Hoffman matches her every step of the way, with sly comic timing and poignant vulnerability as Elliot wrestles with anger, humiliation and confusion over what could be lust or love, in spite of everything.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The leftover sauce can be tricky to reheat, and breast meat can dry out quickly.—
Hana Asbrink,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The film would feature a chaptered narrative structure more common on streaming platforms than in theaters, a massive 214 minutes of runtime, and tackle India-Pakistan relations — a tricky subject, to say less than the least.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Subtile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtile. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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