undertones

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Crouse’s father and his partner had a similar habit of writing stories with political undertones, Crouse said, asking audiences, “Who are you when the whistle blows?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, John Lewis’s festive advert explores masculinity and emotion, leading some analysts to suggest it has undertones of one the year's biggest TV shows, Netflix drama Adolescence.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Co-written and directed by Rebecca Zlotowski with comic undertones, it’s a caper about an American therapist living in France who suspects she hasn’t been told the truth about a patient’s demise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

It’s an epic tale with Christian undertones about a magical world and the four siblings who discover and rule it as kings and queens.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

Our fights are secret fights, conducted at night, when Sarah is asleep: a squabbling in undertones.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood