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The body of government officials, investors, and top executives in industry and finance was formed to work through the technicalities of key issues hand in hand with the private sector.
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Justin Worland, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
All those technicalities mean that some students like Tran may have fewer options for law school or medical school – or could be steered down a different career path altogether.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
Five other lawsuits were closed in favor of the Sheriff’s Office, one was dismissed on a legal technicality and one was indefinitely delayed.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 23 July 2025
But due process isn’t only about knowledge of legal technicalities.
—Raquel Aldana, The Conversation, 18 July 2025
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Justin Worland, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
All those technicalities mean that some students like Tran may have fewer options for law school or medical school – or could be steered down a different career path altogether.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
Five other lawsuits were closed in favor of the Sheriff’s Office, one was dismissed on a legal technicality and one was indefinitely delayed.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 23 July 2025
But due process isn’t only about knowledge of legal technicalities.
—Raquel Aldana, The Conversation, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for technicality
subtlety
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If subtlety is more your speed, consider layering Sea Salt with other neutrals that strike the right balance, particularly regarding their undertones.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
28 Aug. 2025
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Here, the show abandons both its grasp of subtlety and its special effects acumen.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technicality. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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