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Adjective
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Custom metallic-textile curtains are used to help filter light and protect sensitive works, while allowing subtle changes throughout the day and seasons to shape the viewing experience.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026 -
While Drescher used the Pink Passion shade, there are five other colors to pick from, including a timeless bright red and subtle neutral hue.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Past friends and former associates described him to me as an exceptionally cunning con man, a consummate charmer, and a womanizer.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026
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Starring Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton, and Eric Bana, the film was shot on location in the Australian wilderness and features Theron as a grieving woman on a solo adventure who becomes the target of a cunning killer (Egerton) in a twisted game of cat-and-mouse.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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Rather, the hackers Smart and colleagues traced to an IP address in this city have been using the wily method his team uncovered to pilfer millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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The outlandish schemes of these wily characters have never failed to attract public attention.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Their artful curation includes fine objects sourced from over 350 specialty makers of past and present.—
Abbey Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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Finding the mysticism in pedestrian life requires artful transfiguration, which is Moales’ lyrical superpower.—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2026
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Pebley believes her Latson will learn a lot from two of the craftiest guards in the game.—
John Davis,
Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Arozarena has been crafty on the base paths, recording three steals on three attempts.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 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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The stage seems set for a solemn farewell—the first in a series of sly indirections.—
Giles Harvey,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Boston and director Weronika Tofilska (who helmed the premiere episode, among others) draw out the gruesome undertones of familiar nuptial tropes with a sly and twisted sense of humor.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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The tricky thing is that everyone is different.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Ott is one of the class’s trickier evaluations because the talent is better than the final two seasons suggests.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Subtile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtile. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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