subtilty

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Noun
  • Written by Noah Oppenheim (Jackie, Zero Day), A House of Dynamite is a film of sturdy direction saddled with a clumsy script that delivers exposition with all the subtlety of a falling piano.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The actors who began appearing on marquees — Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Willis, Gibson, Cruise — weren’t celebrated for subtlety or transformation or their onscreen bravery, but for their box office clout.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Bengals' social media team shared a video on X of Rodgers and Flacco exchanging a handshake and niceties after the game.
    Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Yet apart from the legal niceties, Israel has already, for all intents and purposes, taken over the territory.
    Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Subtilty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtilty. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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