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subchapters

noun

variants also sub-chapters
plural of subchapter
as in wings

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subchapters
  1. wings
  2. chapters
  3. offshoots
  4. divisions
  5. arms
Noun
  • If you have ever been stuck in traffic wishing your car could sprout wings, Samson Sky has been working on something pretty close.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Here are seven tips that make a real difference in texture, plus an easy recipe for the buttery, tangy lemon pepper wet wings Atlanta knows and loves.
    — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of wings
Noun
  • Spanning 16 hours in 16 chapters, Mark covers the sweeping history of documentary, from its late 19th-century origins to today.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Following the launch of her first brand in 2016, Sami Miró Vintage, the new Pacsun womenswear brand showcases its first collection, with eight more chapters to follow over the next two years.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of chapters
Noun
  • Al Jazeera gave a prime-time slot to Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who was widely regarded as the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, an influential Islamist group with offshoots around the world—including Hamas.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • There’s no end to the constant stream of offshoots, including doomgaze, grunge-gaze, twang-gaze, and surf-gaze.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of offshoots
Noun
  • The gendered backlash spilled offline into a recent council meeting and is inflaming political divisions within College Park.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, unions at various divisions of the two companies are predicting significant layoffs.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of divisions
Noun
  • By the end of the 2020s, Combs will set foot back inside his palatial $48 million Miami waterfront home, warmly welcomed into the arms of those who have remained fiercely loyal to him.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The AfD has called for an end to all arms deliveries to Ukraine and a lifting of all sanctions on Russia.
    — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of arms
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