subdepartment

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Recent Examples of subdepartment At Justice, he was assigned to the Bureau of Investigation, then a relatively poky subdepartment known to the public, if it was known at all, for sniffing out violations of the 1910 Mann Act. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subdepartment
Noun
  • BuildWyco has a few major land bank projects in the works, including a mix of styles of homes in the Douglass Sumner neighborhood, homes in north KCK near where Sutter is building and the Rivers Edge East subdivision.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Nothing in this Act shall be construed to deny, impair, or otherwise adversely affect the right to vote of any person registered to vote under the law of any State or political subdivision.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Her department looks after 20 host families.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Most people may be able to access flu vaccines at their local pharmacy, doctors office or even through certain public health departments.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Style it with work pants and pointed-toe boots for an easy, office-ready outfit, or wear it with jeans and sneakers when heading out on brisk fall days.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • For a growing number of young people, success no longer means landing a corner office—it’s measured by clicks, followers, and going viral.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His cause of death has yet to be determined, and the incident remains under investigation by multiple local law enforcement agencies.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • No injuries were reported from the incident, which took place in an area where the highway patrol had stopped traffic during the live fire exercise at Camp Pendleton, the agency said in a statement Sunday.
    Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Dreadnought vessels, due to enter service from the early 2030s, are the replacement for the Vanguard-class submarines, which currently deliver the Continuous At Sea Deterrent (CASD) for the Royal Navy.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • More than 70 of its own services were affected.
    Tasmin Lockwood,Katrina Bishop, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Subdepartment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdepartment. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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