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Recent Examples of unsubtle
Its aero package features plenty of sharp edges, ducts, and a giant rear spoiler, but drivers in search of more downforce won’t mind all that unsubtle aggressiveness one bit.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024
The fight between racists and antiracists has been described as clashes, an unsubtle implication that this is a war of equals with both sides having legitimate concerns.
—Banseka Kayembe, refinery29.com, 9 Aug. 2024
People in my profession couldn’t help but interpret the scene as unsubtle score-settling.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2024
Daniel Kluger and Drew Levy’s sound design is magnificently unsubtle, and Kluger’s interstitial piano music is spot-on: vaguely period with the quality of being played on the side of the stage on a rinky-dink upright.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 12 July 2024
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024
The fight between racists and antiracists has been described as clashes, an unsubtle implication that this is a war of equals with both sides having legitimate concerns.
—Banseka Kayembe, refinery29.com, 9 Aug. 2024
People in my profession couldn’t help but interpret the scene as unsubtle score-settling.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2024
Daniel Kluger and Drew Levy’s sound design is magnificently unsubtle, and Kluger’s interstitial piano music is spot-on: vaguely period with the quality of being played on the side of the stage on a rinky-dink upright.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 12 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsubtle
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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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Oz’s decision to close that sewer door could be chalked down to a terrible mistake, the thoughtless actions of a child.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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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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Foreign audiences generally perceived the new diplomatic style as impolite and tactless.Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024
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To have remained stone silent was ungracious.Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 31 May 2022
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But instead of asking, Ed makes a unilateral decision, conveyed by his wife, and we are forced to comply or seem ungracious and risk offending them.Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2023
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He had been clubbed in the head and the face with a blunt object.Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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With slight moderations—longer, blunt bangs and full updo—hairstylist Naphia White used a similar technique.India Espy-Jones, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
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Many thought Philip to be too brusque, too unpolished, too German, too Greek, too…un-English to marry then Princess Elizabeth.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
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Steptoe affects to be too busy to talk with Purdy and Edwards, but his brusque façade is quickly broken down.Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
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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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Defense experts told Newsweek that the sentiment behind Trump's rhetoric, though perhaps undiplomatic, can be viewed as a continuation of previous administrations' stances.David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 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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What's particularly fascinating is how impolite behaviors can cascade through organizations.Bernard Marr, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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How rude and inconsiderate can people be and even worse how disorganized at Aldi’s.Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
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In April, the singer's wife, Bunnie Xo (Alyssa DeFord), slammed users for their inconsiderate remarks.Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Unsubtle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsubtle. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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