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