as in commission
a part of a committee that is organized for a certain purpose
The Senate has formed a subcommittee to set up an investigation.
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Recent Examples of subcommittee
Sarandos testified before a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday, and was adamant in his testimony that the deal would be good for consumers.
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Marc Malkin, Variety, 8 Feb. 2026
And President Gerald Ford appeared before a House Judiciary subcommittee at the Capitol about his pardon of Richard Nixon.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
The commission proposed a three-member subcommittee to review the selection process and communicate with local artists.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
The $13 million gap between the proposals commanded extra attention as Skubal — who is part of the MLB Players Association’s executive subcommittee — challenged the status quo.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Marc Malkin, Variety, 8 Feb. 2026
And President Gerald Ford appeared before a House Judiciary subcommittee at the Capitol about his pardon of Richard Nixon.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
The commission proposed a three-member subcommittee to review the selection process and communicate with local artists.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
The $13 million gap between the proposals commanded extra attention as Skubal — who is part of the MLB Players Association’s executive subcommittee — challenged the status quo.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcommittee
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Hernandez pleaded no contest to charges that included a pair of enhancements for great bodily harm to a victim younger than 5 and willful harm or injury to a child that resulted in death in the commission of child abuse.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The commission will look to see whether local or state officers appropriately investigated the activity at the ranch, and whether legislative action could be needed to either punish such crimes, or prevent them from happening again.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
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Nine weeks after wind gusts estimated at 60-80 mph pummeled the Longmont Climbing Collective, peeling off some of its roof panels and damaging others that remained attached, the massive climbing gym will host its second Ice Climbing World Cup this weekend.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
17 Feb. 2026
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The rippled, frill-like edges are seen on the lateral and medial side panels of the shoe across three neutral earth tone spins on the 204L in Sea Salt/Linen (style code U204L2SZ), Lone Star Gray/Sea Salt (style code U204L5AV) and Reflection/Truffle Salt (style code U204L6A6).—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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