subtext

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We have not been giving the big guy his own entries recently, since he’s the subtext of all of them.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2026

This is just one way “Crime 101” completely whiffs the subtext.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

That is exactly what he did today, but with a clear subtext: the events of the last 48 hours or so had crossed a rubicon.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

This is an offhanded remark, perhaps with no subtext at all.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

Mozart’s emotional subtext, on the other hand, is disguised beneath the sheen of decorum and poise required of an eighteenth-century artisan.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall