fine line
noun
: a very small difference
There's a fine line between being helpful and being intrusive.
There's sometimes only a very fine line between genius and madness.
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Team captain Bam Adebayo and veteran guard Terry Rozier spoke to media after Saturday’s morning shootaround, toeing a fine line between acknowledging the obvious tension and leaving Butler’s friction between him and the front office.
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James Jackson, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Representative Mike Lawler of New York, who has hinted at ambitions for a governor bid in 2026, according to the New York Post, will need to walk a fine line between appeasing his party and not upsetting potential voters in his home state, which could put him at odds with Republicans.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The original holds a special place in The Witch filmmaker’s heart, and while there’s a fine line between loving a movie and being slavishly devoted to it, Eggers thankfully never crosses it.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Cons Of Automated Digital Marketing There’s a fine line between using automation services to propel your business to the top and automation taking over your business identity.
—Vaibhav Kakkar, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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James Jackson, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Representative Mike Lawler of New York, who has hinted at ambitions for a governor bid in 2026, according to the New York Post, will need to walk a fine line between appeasing his party and not upsetting potential voters in his home state, which could put him at odds with Republicans.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The original holds a special place in The Witch filmmaker’s heart, and while there’s a fine line between loving a movie and being slavishly devoted to it, Eggers thankfully never crosses it.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Cons Of Automated Digital Marketing There’s a fine line between using automation services to propel your business to the top and automation taking over your business identity.
—Vaibhav Kakkar, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Fine line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine%20line. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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