as in theme
a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)
the topic of his poem is the love that is shown in quiet actions rather than expressed in words
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
The topic is particularly front of mind for her, because more than 22% of new hires at the roughly 27,0000-person company this year have been those early in their careers.
—Brit Morse, Fortune, 25 June 2025
Among European policymakers and companies, this has been an important topic.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 14 June 2025
The incident raised the question of whether such hard racing was over the limit or within accepted bounds, a topic that continued to surface throughout different parts of the 2024 season.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
The topic is particularly front of mind for her, because more than 22% of new hires at the roughly 27,0000-person company this year have been those early in their careers.
—Brit Morse, Fortune, 25 June 2025
Among European policymakers and companies, this has been an important topic.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 14 June 2025
The incident raised the question of whether such hard racing was over the limit or within accepted bounds, a topic that continued to surface throughout different parts of the 2024 season.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topic
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Newcastle has rightly earned great credit for its success rate, but the common theme is all of those players have arrived with risk, liked by bigger clubs but crucially not enough to be poached by one of them.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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The theme of this year's parade is United in Pride.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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The two appointments were on the City Council’s Committee of the Whole meeting agenda last week, but aldermen did not discuss the matter publicly at that time, according to past reporting.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Legal Advice Clinic for Veterans: The Seminole County Legal Aid office hosts a free monthly legal advice clinic for veterans to get legal assistance with family law and housing law matters.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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More recently, in 2023, the release of The Little Mermaid featuring Halle Bailey, a Black woman, as Ariel was also the subject of review bombing, leading IMDb to filter out non-genuine reviews and issue a formal statement on the matter.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Making her directorial debut, Stern deftly draws out her subject.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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While Vance was taking questions, a reporter referenced Padilla's removal from Noem's news conference.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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But as Trump took questions from the media for about 15 minutes during the event, very little soccer was discussed.—
Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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The silk suit with a jacquard motif of a siren, paying tribute to the Greek mythological Parthenope, proved the sartorial expertise of the brand.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
17 June 2025
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If you’re all flowered out, try ocean motifs instead—think seashells, starfish, or your favorite aquatic animal.—
Catie Pusateri,
Glamour,
17 June 2025
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