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hedge(equivocate, nitpick)
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hem and haw(expression, idiom, hedge, equivocate, nitpick)
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hypercriticize(hedge, equivocate, nitpick)
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make a big thing about(expression, idiom, hedge, equivocate, nitpick)
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make a fine distinction
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mince matters
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nit-pick(hedge, equivocate, nitpick)
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nitpick(hedge, equivocate, quibble)
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paralogize(hedge, equivocate, nitpick)
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pettifog(hedge, equivocate, nitpick)
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pick nits
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pretend(hedge, equivocate, nitpick)
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prevaricate(hedge, equivocate, nitpick)
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put up an argument(expression, idiom, hedge, equivocate, nitpick)
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quibble(verb, hedge, equivocate, nitpick)
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refine a distinction
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set to(expression, hedge, equivocate, nitpick)
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sharpen a distinction
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shift(hedge, equivocate, nitpick)
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spar(hedge, equivocate, nitpick)
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