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Recent Examples of unsubtle
But the musical’s politics are as unsubtle as any other aspect of this lumbering show.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The stage production debuted in 2003 during the George W. Bush administration and the war on terror, and the play’s critiques were as unsubtle then as the movie’s are now.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
To bring a convoy of pickups from out in the county sent an unsubtle message: this is our town now.
—David Litt, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Despite such unsubtle shifts, BP insists its ambitions for achieving net zero by 2050 remain well and truly intact.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The stage production debuted in 2003 during the George W. Bush administration and the war on terror, and the play’s critiques were as unsubtle then as the movie’s are now.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
To bring a convoy of pickups from out in the county sent an unsubtle message: this is our town now.
—David Litt, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Despite such unsubtle shifts, BP insists its ambitions for achieving net zero by 2050 remain well and truly intact.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsubtle
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Donald Trump engages in sort of thoughtless insane tariff policy that ends up in prices going up, but jobs not being created in the United States.NBC News, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
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Cash is also seen as thoughtless and low-effort, says Julian Givi, associate professor of marketing at West Virginia University.Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
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The interviews were jocular, an approach that seemed tactless, given the film’s subject matter.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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That’s one of several reasons so many people battle Seasonal Affective Disorder—often shortened to the slightly tactless acronym SAD—in the winter, a recurrent form of depression that comes on during the colder, darker months.Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 15 July 2024
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And your only question is how to deal with an ungracious host?Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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To have remained stone silent was ungracious.Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 31 May 2022
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This massage gun is equipped with seven different massage head attachments to provide pin-point precision, blunt pressure, and everything in between.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 11 Jan. 2025
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To be somewhat blunt about it: Rasa has notes akin to a milder Ricola cough drop.Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appétit, 8 Jan. 2025
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Four years later, following her Curb Your Enthusiasm self-parody comeback episode earlier this year, Loughlin now stars as the brusque Lieutenant Bishop in On Call, marking her return to television in a recurring role.Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
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And a lot of Nico’s superior-being-observing-insects vibe can be traced back to his bizarre accent, the highs and lows of it, its melodic drone and brusque verve.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 July 2024
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His undiplomatic talk in recent days of reclaiming the Panama Canal — and annexing Greenland and even Canada — have left world leaders scrambling to respond.Scott Neuman, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
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Aziz Taher/Reuters Indeed, Mr. Biden’s exasperation with Mr. Netanyahu exploded in a recent phone call between the two, when the president reportedly shouted at the Israeli prime minister and told him in heated undiplomatic terms to stop misleading him.Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2024
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One of the myths Dunlap tackles in her book is that talking about money is impolite.Katy McFee, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The typical solution is to berate co-workers for misusing the channel, which is impolite, hurts everyone’s feelings and does not work.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Not showing up to an event on time is rude in general, but doing so at a wedding is especially inconsiderate because of how meaningful the big day is.Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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One day without inconsiderate people making everyone miserable and making others regret their decision to keep the peace.Brenda Looper, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Unsubtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsubtle. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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