as in subtle
barely perceptible by a sense or by the mind
They studied how the subjects were affected by different sounds played at liminal intensity.
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Recent Examples of liminal
The line between comedy and music, always porous, has been looking extra liminal lately.
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Pools is an absorbing take on the constricting liminal space horror of the Backrooms trend, though one that’s more unnerving than truly terrifying.
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The film is otherwise measured, outright crisp in its cerebral plunge into the liminal spaces of modern sexuality.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
The blank page becomes a liminal territory where the very essence of artistic identity undergoes alchemical transformation through the crucible of motherhood.
—Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Pools is an absorbing take on the constricting liminal space horror of the Backrooms trend, though one that’s more unnerving than truly terrifying.
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The film is otherwise measured, outright crisp in its cerebral plunge into the liminal spaces of modern sexuality.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
The blank page becomes a liminal territory where the very essence of artistic identity undergoes alchemical transformation through the crucible of motherhood.
—Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liminal
Adjective
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Of course, artists such as Mondrian and Klimt would likely not have been aware of fractals, or the math that underpins them, but perhaps had an innate understanding of the subtle proportions all trees share, according to the researchers.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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Once the foot is under the ball and has left the ground, a subtle flick of the ankle sends it forward to create the dipping motion that will bring it back down quickly.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Any faint chance of heading the panel was decades away.—
David Mark,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Mars will shrink, appearing as a faint reddish speck against the sky.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For vacant properties that aren’t condemned, firefighters must wait for a report about the conditions at the back of a building, which could reveal dangers unseen from the front.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Mar. 2025
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Their usual intent when capturing photographic evidence of previously unseen creatures is data collection.—
Carlos Aguilar,
IndieWire,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The bill released Saturday will fund the government through Sept. 30 and provide a slight boost to defense spending while making a moderate cut to non-defense programs.—
Deirdre Walsh,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
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Freud’s notion of remembering, the inexact reiteration of what came before, is where creativity emerges—that slight drift from the original that lets something unlikely slip in.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The observatory will create a map of the sky in 102 colors of infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye and ideal for studying stars and galaxies.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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The invisible force is a powerful, primal motivator.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Liminal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liminal. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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