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Recent Examples of technicality
The feat does, in a sense, arrive on the back of a technicality.
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 24 May 2026
Italy arrested but then released on a technicality one of the suspects, Ossama Anjiem, also known as Ossama al-Masri, in January, sparking outrage among human rights defenders.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
And now Nic retaliated with what amounted to a technicality.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Four years ago, the court allowed him, on a different technicality, to erase the Democratic district held by a Black representative in North Florida, Al Lawson.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 24 May 2026
Italy arrested but then released on a technicality one of the suspects, Ossama Anjiem, also known as Ossama al-Masri, in January, sparking outrage among human rights defenders.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
And now Nic retaliated with what amounted to a technicality.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Four years ago, the court allowed him, on a different technicality, to erase the Democratic district held by a Black representative in North Florida, Al Lawson.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for technicality
subtlety
Noun
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The Roots Picnic freestyle is not from that tradition of subtlety.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2026
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The subtlety and mundanity of life is funny enough.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/technicality. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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