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Recent Examples of subdivision
The house’s original purpose was to provide water for the Bay Shore subdivision of Miami but was no longer needed by 1925, when the city of Miami annexed the neighborhood.
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Connie Ogle
june 19,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
Known as Stanley Park, the 17,000-square-foot estate dates to 1584 and was later reshaped into a Victorian showpiece before a period of disrepair and subdivision.
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Mark David,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
The lean was likely caused by trees that had been planted near the sound wall when it and the neighboring subdivision were constructed in the 1980s.
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Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
The sounds of recovery echoed through a subdivision in the northwestern portion of Merrillville on Friday as cleanup efforts began.
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Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Connie Ogle
june 19,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
Known as Stanley Park, the 17,000-square-foot estate dates to 1584 and was later reshaped into a Victorian showpiece before a period of disrepair and subdivision.
—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
The lean was likely caused by trees that had been planted near the sound wall when it and the neighboring subdivision were constructed in the 1980s.
—
Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
The sounds of recovery echoed through a subdivision in the northwestern portion of Merrillville on Friday as cleanup efforts began.
—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for subdivision
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subdivision
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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.
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The department has also opened Title IX investigations in North Carolina and Michigan and issued warning letters to school districts in Colorado and Kansas.
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According to the bill, the state would have to produce an annual average salary report for the 20 local departments that Cal Fire is stacked against and make sure state firefighter pay is within 15% of that average.
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Bonta, alongside a multi-state coalition of attorneys general, filed another lawsuit against the agency in response.
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Neither agency responded immediately to USA TODAY's request for comment.
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The earthquake’s shallow depth also allowed it to be felt across a wide region of the country, including Caracas, where residents reported intense shaking that forced evacuations from residential buildings, offices and shopping centers.
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However, in a recent court filing, Larimer County District Attorney Gordon McLaughlin's office moved to dismiss the arson charge after a reexamination of the evidence.
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“Subdivision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivision. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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