Over the last several months, the Republicans have subtly altered their language.

Most of them looked subtly altered from the human norm.

And for an instant her expression seemed to alter subtly.

The structure of the atmosphere around the planet was subtly altered.

A lot of me was subtly altered by my cryo-revival.

Then, the lines of his body would alter subtly.

Whatever happened, the atmosphere aboard the ship had subtly altered.

But with such a program, he said, "its power to subtly alter appearance also raises some interesting moral questions."

Stain can also be used to subtly alter the tone of wood.

That message seemed to get through to Ferguson, who subtly altered his original stance over the course of the last week.