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  • noun Plural form of subtext.

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Examples

  • But if Ms. Sperling likes the game of finding "subtexts" in what people do not say, I am willing to play.

    Unkind to Animals Sperling, Susan 1989

  • One of the extraordinary subtexts of that convention is the way that two Minnesota Democrats, Humphrey and McCarthy, politicians descended from similar traditions and longtime allies, contended bitterly for the presidency.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • One of the extraordinary subtexts of that convention is the way that two Minnesota Democrats, Humphrey and McCarthy, politicians descended from similar traditions and longtime allies, contended bitterly for the presidency.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • One of the extraordinary subtexts of that convention is the way that two Minnesota Democrats, Humphrey and McCarthy, politicians descended from similar traditions and longtime allies, contended bitterly for the presidency.

    The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

  • In tonight's final episode, Rhys Jones explores another batch of artefacts and their subtexts.

    Tonight's TV highlights: The Kindness Of Strangers | True Blood | Treme | The Only Gay On The Estate? | Hidden Treasures Of Indian Art | Friday Night Dinner 2011

  • There are plenty of subtexts at play here, such as having the lead role played by a woman (the script just used surnames in a non-gender specific manner), or the male Kane giving "birth" to the creature in the still-powerful "chestburster" scene.

    Alien: No 4 Phelim O 2010

  • Persona 4 had some deep subtexts as well, but didn't explore it as much as it could have.

    My Last Word On Rapelay SVGL 2009

  • Of the many subtexts in the book, one of the more intriguing is the disappearance of the woodlands and the disappearance of myth.

    Interview with Keith Donohue 2010

  • Late posting here, but there are some interesting subtexts here that I wanted to point out.

    The problem of the Childlike Empress at SF Novelists 2010

  • But the political fortunes of Mr. Malema—and the degree to which his young backers would continue to support the ruling ANC—were important subtexts of the event.

    South Africa Rally Poses Test Devon Maylie 2011

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