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Recent Examples of technicality
The technicality of the annulment matters because the way the prenup was drafted, a divorce would’ve left Amy with nothing.
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Even with the video secured, however, the case is far from open-and-shut legally: The thin blue line gets awfully blurred as Stéphanie runs into infuriating technicalities and roadblocks from higher-ups.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 May 2025
The long pause and several other legal technicalities have complicated the attempts of dozens of U.S. companies and property heirs from prevailing in court.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
What if the 2012 Proposition B pension reform approved by voters hadn’t been overturned on a technicality and abandoned by the City Council?
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Even with the video secured, however, the case is far from open-and-shut legally: The thin blue line gets awfully blurred as Stéphanie runs into infuriating technicalities and roadblocks from higher-ups.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 May 2025
The long pause and several other legal technicalities have complicated the attempts of dozens of U.S. companies and property heirs from prevailing in court.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
What if the 2012 Proposition B pension reform approved by voters hadn’t been overturned on a technicality and abandoned by the City Council?
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for technicality
subtlety
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With nuance and subtlety, with grace and deep feeling, Jayson Greene writes about the most ancient of human stories of love and grief, alongside the pressing, hypermodern concerns of the digital age, like artificial intelligence.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2025
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However, working out the best response means delving into the subtleties of how people communicate with one another, such as determining when a direct response is better than a more hedged one.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2025
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technicality. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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