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Recent Examples of subfield
The researchers who invoke oracles work in a subfield of computer science called computational complexity theory.
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Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
Students should begin by researching subfields that combine humanities with scientific disciplines, and find areas of overlap between their own various interests.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Some fields are worse than others: biology and medicine are closer to 3 percent, and some subfields, such as cancer, may be much larger, Day said.
—Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
Some fields are worse than others: biology and medicine are closer to 3%, and some subfields, such as cancer, may be much larger, Day said.
—Cyril Labbé, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
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Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
Students should begin by researching subfields that combine humanities with scientific disciplines, and find areas of overlap between their own various interests.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Some fields are worse than others: biology and medicine are closer to 3 percent, and some subfields, such as cancer, may be much larger, Day said.
—Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
Some fields are worse than others: biology and medicine are closer to 3%, and some subfields, such as cancer, may be much larger, Day said.
—Cyril Labbé, The Conversation, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subfield
Noun
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Child abuse pediatrics is a relatively new subspecialty whose practitioners work closely with police officers and social workers to investigate potential cases of intentional harm.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
29 Dec. 2024
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Child-abuse pediatrics is a relatively new subspecialty whose practitioners work closely with police officers and social workers to investigate potential cases of intentional harm.—
Kirsten Potter Krish Seenivasan David Mason,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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The trial took place one month before the Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling expanding the scope of presidential immunity, and Trump's lawyers have argued that the evidence would have not been permitted based on the high court's ruling.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
30 May 2025
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Court of Common Pleas Judge Stephen Corr said the lawsuit was beyond the scope of state law.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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His performance is the loudest thing in it by an amplitude of 10.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
15 May 2025
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First, why are speech and music so distinct in their amplitude over time?—
Andrew Chang,
Scientific American,
18 Sep. 2024
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His hand length was 9¾ inches, and his hand width was 9 inches.—
Andy Theobald,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2025
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Our testers looked at the thickness and width of the band, padding, underwiring, and how well the bra was able to stay up throughout the day without slipping.—
Michelle Rostamian,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Economists were expecting the PCE price index to rise 0.2% from March and to ease to an annual rate of 2.2%, and for spending to slow to 0.4%, according to FactSet. Inflation is now at its lowest rate since September 2024 and is sitting just a hair’s breadth above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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Emphasis was placed on breadth of true impact across the widest landscape.—
Alan Schwarz,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The 31-year-old attorney from Brooklyn, New York, kept his profession a secret from the other players throughout the game.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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And in Hoskin’s view, that is true for all professions.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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To a lesser extent, McDavid was part of Leon Draisaitl’s Rocket-winning act this season.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
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President Trump issued an April 25 executive order requiring his administration to identify and (to the extent legally possible) eliminate anticompetitive federal regulations (in effect, ACMDs).—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Subfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subfield. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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