subsection
noun
sub·sec·tion
ˈsəb-ˌsek-shən 
1
: a subdivision or a subordinate division of a section
2
: a subordinate part or branch
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The school district cited this subsection on its agenda when holding these closed session discussions of the investigation into Bloise.
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Your score in each subsection adds up to your total out of 100.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
This effectively raises the cost to get Univision, while also limiting its access to a subsection of subscribers.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
There is no similar site for cats, though there is a subsection of Does the Dog Die? that addresses the question for cats, as well as a subsection addressing depictions of (human) pregnancy.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Your score in each subsection adds up to your total out of 100.
—PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
This effectively raises the cost to get Univision, while also limiting its access to a subsection of subscribers.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
There is no similar site for cats, though there is a subsection of Does the Dog Die? that addresses the question for cats, as well as a subsection addressing depictions of (human) pregnancy.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for subsection
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“Subsection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsection. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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