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Recent Examples of subdivision
Established in 2023, the subdivision includes 79 homesites − both sold and still for sale − offering residents easy access to Oakley’s shopping, dining, and entertainment.
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Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025
In counties near sprawling metropolitan centers, a developer may gobble it up for a new subdivision.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Mattamy Homes will ask the Mooresville Planning Board to back a rezoning for its 34-acre Brillian Grove subdivision on McCrary Road.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2025
In 1933, after a Los Angeles developer offered to buy the property for $320,000 to build a subdivision, John Pfeiffer sold it to California’s state parks department instead to preserve it in its natural state.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025
In counties near sprawling metropolitan centers, a developer may gobble it up for a new subdivision.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Mattamy Homes will ask the Mooresville Planning Board to back a rezoning for its 34-acre Brillian Grove subdivision on McCrary Road.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2025
In 1933, after a Los Angeles developer offered to buy the property for $320,000 to build a subdivision, John Pfeiffer sold it to California’s state parks department instead to preserve it in its natural state.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Margaret Talbot,
The New Yorker,
14 Nov. 2022
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The police department previously booked him into the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department High Desert Detention Center on a murder charge, which was dropped during his arraignment on Tuesday, according to ABC7.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Spokespeople for Arizona’s Medicaid and Economic Security departments — Johnny Córdoba and Brett Bezio, respectively — did not share data on how many people participated in the state’s pilot test nor describe the outcome.—
Rae Ellen Bichell,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Subdivision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subdivision. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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