grace note
noun
1
: a musical note added as an ornament
especially
: appoggiatura
2
: a small addition or embellishment
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And for Jamie and Donna, who had different stories but the same disease, to have that happen simultaneously was kind of another grace note.
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Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 27 June 2025
Nonetheless, there is a satisfying, compact completeness to their handling of the storylines of four different young mothers and sufficient grace notes are enabled in each case to stave off the cliches that occasionally threaten to engulf events.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
And selecting Gavin Creel for the primo final spot was an absolutely perfect, heartbreaking grace note on the whole thing.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025
But the actors always find the grace notes, and there are sparks in the way everyday exchanges turn sharp with compassion.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
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Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 27 June 2025
Nonetheless, there is a satisfying, compact completeness to their handling of the storylines of four different young mothers and sufficient grace notes are enabled in each case to stave off the cliches that occasionally threaten to engulf events.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
And selecting Gavin Creel for the primo final spot was an absolutely perfect, heartbreaking grace note on the whole thing.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025
But the actors always find the grace notes, and there are sparks in the way everyday exchanges turn sharp with compassion.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
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“Grace note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grace%20note. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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