subclass

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Recent Examples of subclass Anthocyanins are a type of flavonoid (a subclass of polyphenols) that act as powerful antioxidants and give fruits and vegetables their red, purple, and blue colors. Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2026 Given this factual issue, determination of plaintiffs' final class certification motion-which seeks certification not only of the Unassessed Escape Risk Class but also of the broader Warrantless Arrests Class and the Immigration Status subclass—will be addressed at a subsequent time. New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025 But these large molecules have cast a long shadow over a smaller subclass of proteins called microproteins. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025 This is particularly true of a subclass called Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), devices that implement our communication networks, or control infrastructure such as power grids or chemical plants. Guy Fedorkow, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for subclass
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Noun
  • Eli was born in 1979 and raised in rural Ohio as part of Andy Weaver Amish, a conservative subgroup of Old Order Amish.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
  • The first subgroup that got the lowest dose was followed for 18 months, while the subgroup that got the highest dose was followed for just three months so far.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Garwood, a supervisory civil engineer in the stormwater section of Overland Park’s Public Works Department, was conducting the city’s regular inspection of the South Park Lake dam.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • The live chat will take place in the comments section below on site and in the PEOPLE App.
    Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • Several zebra species and giraffe subspecies are native to Kenya.
    Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Today, it is estimated there are more than 1 million of all subspecies flying across North America and eastern Siberia.
    Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2022
Noun
  • Virgo season starts on August 22, which means the end of the month will be focused more on a sort-of quiet luxury approach to life rather than being loud and in the spotlight.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Alternatively, take in views of a different sort on the islands of Møn and Nyord, both of which have achieved Dark Sky Park designation; at nighttime, their unpolluted skies light up with stars.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Bartlett Trail subdivision and the surrounding area are also under evacuation, county officials said.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 July 2026
  • The new group will operate as a subdivision of Paul Hastings’ existing entertainment and media practice.
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • Once considered unprofessional or unconventional in some settings, tattoos have become far more accepted across generations.
    Rachel Brown Kirkland, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • While traditional wedding wear — voluminous lehenga sets, saris and sherwanis — remain a constant for every designer, brands are also showing newer, contemporary takes, geared towards the younger generation.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • The research initiative will operate as a branch of Polymarket and aims to provide the institutional rigor and infrastructure necessary to measure how prediction markets can function at scale.
    Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • At the base, blueberry shrubs have multiple canes (or branches) that grow directly out of the earth in clumps.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • Lionfish supplanted indigenous stocks like the red mullet to the dismay of fishers, who have seen local varieties popular with customers greatly diminish.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • But the Idaho Statesman covered a wide variety of other news.
    Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026

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“Subclass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subclass. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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