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content, matter, motif, motive, question, subject, theme
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And with 50th-birthday well wishes overflowing on social media Saturday, the topic of his mind-boggling agelessness inevitably came up again. — Marci Robin, Allure, "Paul Rudd Just Turned 50 and Still Looks Exactly the Same as He Did in the ‘90s," 7 Apr. 2019 Advertising What’s unclear is whether a Trump-Care bill will emerge from the White House or Capitol Hill to replace the Affordable Care Act or if the president’s push for a policy outcome fades to little more than a topic for the campaign trail. — Lisa Mascaro, The Seattle Times, "Senate GOP wary in Trump’s revived health care battle," 1 Apr. 2019 The topics have loomed over his visit to the North African country, which is currently the biggest transit route for African and Middle Eastern migrants trying to reach Europe. — Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, "Pope Reaches Out to Muslims, Champions Migrants in Morocco," 30 Mar. 2019 The Broward County School Superintendent’s Office, where MSD is located, is working to reach out to parents about discussing the topic with their children. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "A Second Survivor of the Parkland Shooting Has Died By Suicide," 25 Mar. 2019 For instance, a topic that comes up a lot: Everyone has cameras now. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "15 years later, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is finally happening," 21 Mar. 2019 My dream is to pick a topic, pick a war, pick a decision that has consequence and just report the hell out of it for like three years, and just have this really definitive account of something that has really big public import. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Axios’ Jonathan Swan explains what the press gets wrong about the Trump administration," 6 Dec. 2018 But the funniest insight came when Chrissy reflected on an old, hilarious tweet about her and John Legend's relationship (one of her favorite topics to joke about). — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "The Hilarious, Sexy Fib Chrissy Teigen Told John Legend on Their First Date," 6 Feb. 2019 One of those programs, Respond Inc., has incorporated into its curriculum topics like showing up on time and wearing appropriate attire, said board member Ron O’Neal. — Kate King, WSJ, "Wanted: Employees Who Can Shake Hands, Make Small Talk," 9 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'topic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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