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Noun
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Key and especially Strong could convey depth and emotion, subtlety, and often weirdness via their small choices and close ups, defining their characters in opposition to the town’s broad-for-the-sake-of-comedy denizens.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026 -
This year’s lineup suggests that subtlety may carry the day, but there is always room for a little theater.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The distinction is more than an academic nicety.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The two women appeared to end their conversation on a positive note and continued to exchange niceties in their DMs.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Subtilty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtilty. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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