as in subtle
made or done with extreme care and accuracy
a finespun analysis of what makes an everyday occurrence funny
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Recent Examples of finespun
Everlasting, Andrea Silva’s debut album as Loyal Lobos, was full of finespun reveries that established her as an introspective singer-songwriter and guitarist, constantly bridging bicultural worlds through her music.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2023
Here comes the bass, offering a futuristic contrast to the singer’s finespun melodies — which tend to be sung in Spanish and forged in various folk traditions.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022
Lekman’s career is built around weaving hazy bits of looped sound, often plucked from obscure dollar-bin LPs, with exquisitely finespun melodies.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 5 July 2022
At the Kennedy Center’s Opera House on Saturday, Washington National Opera’s Russell Thomas burst onto the stage, brandishing a red flag, and sang it in tones of finespun gold.
—Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2019
All the distant hills’ grasses were finespun metal which the wind laid down.
—Sari Botton, Longreads, 17 Aug. 2017
All the distant hills’ grasses were finespun metal which the wind laid down.
—Annie Dillard, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2015
Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2023
Here comes the bass, offering a futuristic contrast to the singer’s finespun melodies — which tend to be sung in Spanish and forged in various folk traditions.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022
Lekman’s career is built around weaving hazy bits of looped sound, often plucked from obscure dollar-bin LPs, with exquisitely finespun melodies.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 5 July 2022
At the Kennedy Center’s Opera House on Saturday, Washington National Opera’s Russell Thomas burst onto the stage, brandishing a red flag, and sang it in tones of finespun gold.
—Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2019
All the distant hills’ grasses were finespun metal which the wind laid down.
—Sari Botton, Longreads, 17 Aug. 2017
All the distant hills’ grasses were finespun metal which the wind laid down.
—Annie Dillard, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finespun
Adjective
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Vasudevan explains that cats use their paws not just for hunting or defending, but also for play and subtle communication.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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With its strapless neckline, subtle side slit, and body-hugging silhouette, it was made for sipping cocktails under palm trees in Miami or dancing the night away in Barcelona.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Wirtz is focused more on the micro, with delicate touches and deft flicks, compared to Szoboszlai’s macro traits of energy and power.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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The walls of the rectum (the inside of your butt) are delicate.—
Alexander Cheves,
Them.,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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The Half Dome comes with a footprint, which is a rarity these days, and nice to have.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
16 May 2025
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However, a very nice man let us in, much to the chagrin of a lady who did not want to let us in.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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There have been constant rumors the attacker has been close to signing a new contract at San Siro, but a deal has not yet been agreed and there may well be Champions League clubs interested in him this summer after his fine personal form during the team’s otherwise tumultuous campaign.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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The team first crushes the rocks into fine grains and separates out the zircons using dense liquids and magnetic fields.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 May 2025
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“Finespun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finespun. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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