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Recent Examples of subcomponent
Its top chips, made by TSMC in Taiwan, require extreme ultraviolet lithography machines from the Netherlands’ ASML, which relies on German and Japanese subcomponents.
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Jared Cohen, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
It is designed to replicate the extreme heat flux present in fusion devices, targeting a steady-state heat load of more than 10 megawatts per square meter on subcomponent surfaces.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
The most common flaw was the poor quality of electronic subcomponents, specifically circuits.
—Dara Massicot, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2025
As Beijing tightens trade restrictions on exporting drones, many drone manufacturers are now working quickly to try to find ways to build drone subcomponents onshore themselves.
—Natan Linder, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The bill also includes strict provisions excluding projects that use any Chinese components, minerals or subcomponents for projects that start construction after the end of this year.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 23 May 2025
However, that assumes subcomponents, like cameras, are still partly assembled outside the U.S.
To put that into context, the base model for iPhone 16 Pro Max costs $1,199 to buy outright, with $125.90 added in local taxes in Louisiana, for instance.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 22 May 2025
The team hopes to iron out any final wrinkles during the testing phase and conduct the initial experiments—just observing the up or down movement of antihydrogen—before CERN’s steady supply of antiprotons and positrons (subcomponents that make up antimatter) is cut off.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Oct. 2018
Jared Cohen, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
It is designed to replicate the extreme heat flux present in fusion devices, targeting a steady-state heat load of more than 10 megawatts per square meter on subcomponent surfaces.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
The most common flaw was the poor quality of electronic subcomponents, specifically circuits.
—Dara Massicot, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2025
As Beijing tightens trade restrictions on exporting drones, many drone manufacturers are now working quickly to try to find ways to build drone subcomponents onshore themselves.
—Natan Linder, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The bill also includes strict provisions excluding projects that use any Chinese components, minerals or subcomponents for projects that start construction after the end of this year.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 23 May 2025
However, that assumes subcomponents, like cameras, are still partly assembled outside the U.S.
To put that into context, the base model for iPhone 16 Pro Max costs $1,199 to buy outright, with $125.90 added in local taxes in Louisiana, for instance.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 22 May 2025
The team hopes to iron out any final wrinkles during the testing phase and conduct the initial experiments—just observing the up or down movement of antihydrogen—before CERN’s steady supply of antiprotons and positrons (subcomponents that make up antimatter) is cut off.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcomponent
Noun
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Those downstream margin pressures due to cost increases reflect upstream margin expansion for the memory component manufacturers themselves.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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But, this could be missing a trick as the nitrate contains large amounts of nitrogen, a key component of fertilizer in the first place.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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Costa Mesa outdistanced Westlake by 53 points to claim its first section crown and highlight a record-setting second day of the section championships.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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In 1980, 35 people were killed when a freighter rammed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay in Florida, causing a 1,300-foot section of the southbound span to collapse.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The court struck down that portion of the legislation, a move that infuriated Cindy's family.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Hillsborough commissioner Joshua Wostal has proposed using a tourist development tax to pay the county’s portion of construction, but that would require the Rays to pay all the upfront costs for construction and get reimbursed with public funds over the next 35 years.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Filming for this season’s segments at the six restaurants all took place in February, with Fieri visiting each spot with his son and fellow Food Network personality, Hunter.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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The system is paired with CATL’s latest 6C Qilin battery technology, positioning the luxury MPV among the faster-charging EVs in its segment.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Hard data on the cask investment sector is hard to come by, but data from Whiskystats indicates that the broader Scotch market has lost almost a third of its value over a torrid three years.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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The crackdown—which came amid a shrinking economy, rising costs, tax increases, and Ukrainian drone strikes on the country’s energy sector—led to a rare outburst of public discontent and an equally uncommon acknowledgment of the dissatisfaction from Putin.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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The fundamental constants that determine the masses, charges, and interaction strengths between particles are universal as well.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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People usually contract the virus only after coming in contact with airborne particles from rodent droppings, urine or saliva.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
Noun
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On a spacecraft, this could not only puncture windows but also lead to internal spallation, where fragments break off inside the cabin.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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When her skeletal remains were discovered in February 2023, investigators determined, based on the fact that no clothing fragments were found near her remains, that Morales’s body had been left there naked.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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And the other really important element in this is, of course, the connection between Israel and the Jewish people.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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There's a gut-punching element of tragedy, too, as Loki kills his real father, Laufey (Colm Feore), then appears to plummet to his own death in the final act.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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“Subcomponent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcomponent. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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