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Recent Examples of technicality
Adams, the Republican nominee in 2022 and 2024, was endorsed in the special election by the Independent Party and claims the secretary of the state’s office wrongly refused to accept his Independent Party nomination papers over a technicality — a missing signature.
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
According to the Times, Epstein won the case on a technicality, leaving him with the money but his relationship with Stoll forever scorched.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2025
While the optics weren’t good, the actual implementation of the rule was delayed because of a technicality – less than 75% of the cabinet members voted in favor of the change, triggering an automatic rescission period.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
However, Middleton has remained behind bars due to a technicality in Missouri state law that gave jurisdiction in the case to the Missouri Court of Appeals, and not with the Jackson County circuit court, where his case was tried.
—Mark Guarino, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2025
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
According to the Times, Epstein won the case on a technicality, leaving him with the money but his relationship with Stoll forever scorched.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2025
While the optics weren’t good, the actual implementation of the rule was delayed because of a technicality – less than 75% of the cabinet members voted in favor of the change, triggering an automatic rescission period.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
However, Middleton has remained behind bars due to a technicality in Missouri state law that gave jurisdiction in the case to the Missouri Court of Appeals, and not with the Jackson County circuit court, where his case was tried.
—Mark Guarino, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for technicality
subtlety
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
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That subtlety also means these objects aren’t optimized for visibility.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technicality. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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