Thesaurus results for SUBDIVISION

subdivision

noun

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as in subdepartment

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Recent Examples of subdivision The Bartlett Trail subdivision and the surrounding area are also under evacuation, county officials said. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 July 2026 The new group will operate as a subdivision of Paul Hastings’ existing entertainment and media practice. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026 The city’s news release says the drainage basin where the incident occurred is privately owned and was initially constructed as part of the Richland Park subdivision. — Arkansas Online, 9 July 2026 The subdivision, to be called Harbor Crest, will have one dead-end street that is around 800 feet long. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for subdivision

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Noun

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

Definition of subdepartment

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At Northwestern University, noncomputer science majors had interest in taking classes in the department even before ChatGPT launched in 2022, but sometimes there wasn’t enough room, said Samir Khuller, the chair for computer science.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
That was more than the budgets of a dozen state departments at the time, and about three times what Michigan paid for its entire state police force.

— Mark Dee August 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of department

Noun

Kisner, who also owns Treo Business Consulting marketing agency in downtown Lee’s Summit, has degrees in business and project management.

— Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
The agency oversees Medicaid's low-cost health coverage for the state's lowest-income families.

— Larry Seward, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of agency

Noun

Wednesday night, about 75 agencies from police to community groups, the mayor's office and district attorney's office came together for the One Downtown Task Force's public safety working session.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Democrats are trying to hold onto the governor's office and flip both chambers of the Legislature to have full control for the first time since 2010.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

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