subdepartments

variants also sub-departments
Definition of subdepartmentsnext
plural of subdepartment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for subdepartments
Noun
  • The highway department will strategically apply salt to intersections, hills, bridges and curbs in subdivisions, but aim for conserving on other stretches of subdivision roads.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • According to the city’s ordinances, streets in subdivisions have to be extended for other subdivision development.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Cypress facility currently houses corporate functions and the financial services business on roughly 25 acres, the company said.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • If trapped by moving water, seek the highest possible point and contact emergency services by calling 911.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • During the booking process, inmate fingerprints are automatically entered into a database accessible by all local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, including ICE.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Over the ensuing decades, local, state and federal agencies participated in efforts to locate her.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • During the past half dozen years, around ten universities and colleges have closed their classics departments or programs, with some folded into larger humanities units.
    Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
  • It is also meant to allow for collaboration among teachers from different departments and grade levels.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Some are seeking different offices.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Work has slowed further after sweeping layoffs, which closed entire offices in San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and elsewhere.
    Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Subdepartments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdepartments. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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