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Noun
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The role is one that fluctuates between the longing of youth and the realities of aging, with her strength found inside subtlety.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026 -
That subtlety also means these objects aren’t optimized for visibility.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There’s simply no time for niceties that aren’t carrying their weight.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Hill and his wife were saving upwards of 50% of their dual income, often cutting out many of life’s niceties to do it.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Subtilty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtilty. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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