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Recent Examples of subdivision
The ordinance in Fishers, which has been preempted by state lawmakers, currently limits the number of rental homes to 10% per subdivision.
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Jake Allen, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026
Suites in the building, however, have only one to three rooms and leases specifically prohibit subdivision of those spaces, according to the property owner, Kambiz Merabi.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
South Austin's streets, including South First, were shaped by early subdivision development before the city folded them into its broader system.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Last year, the two made enough from TikTok and YouTube to purchase a house together in a tidy, cookie-cutter subdivision in Jacksonville, near the end of a cul-de-sac where small children ride bikes and neighbors wave in greeting and holiday inflatables sway in orderly front yards.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
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Jake Allen, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026
Suites in the building, however, have only one to three rooms and leases specifically prohibit subdivision of those spaces, according to the property owner, Kambiz Merabi.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
South Austin's streets, including South First, were shaped by early subdivision development before the city folded them into its broader system.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Last year, the two made enough from TikTok and YouTube to purchase a house together in a tidy, cookie-cutter subdivision in Jacksonville, near the end of a cul-de-sac where small children ride bikes and neighbors wave in greeting and holiday inflatables sway in orderly front yards.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subdivision
Noun
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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.—
Margaret Talbot,
The New Yorker,
14 Nov. 2022
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At the local and county level, that includes Pinellas County, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office as well as the police department in Miami Springs and the Key West Police Department.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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The director of aviation, Haley Gentry, makes the most compared to her department colleagues.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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Noem's handling of two deadly shootings by federal agents during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis in January prompted criticism from Democrats and Republicans and kickstarted an impasse over funding for the agency that has persisted.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Most other agencies have moved online since the COVID pandemic, asking actors to submit material virtually; others only allow open intros once a week.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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In 2007, after reporting from the Tampa Bay Times, a grand jury investigated Pinellas County buying land from the property appraiser; that grand jury’s 22-page report was critical of how the office was run.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Jerry Lewis, 67, was shot just a few blocks west of the United Center, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Subdivision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivision. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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