subdivisions

noun

plural of subdivision
as in subdepartments

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Recent Examples of subdivisions But the roadway is already the primary street for several subdivisions, including the Brookstone Apartments, which has over 220 units, and the Mallard Grove housing subdivision, which has 114 homes. — Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subdivisions
  1. agencies
  2. departments
  3. services
  4. offices
  5. bureaus
  6. branches
Noun
  • But that order affects only what federal agencies can procure, and a company can opt out of being a federal contractor.
    — Tal Feldman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The information helps researchers identify collision hotspots and provides transportation agencies with data to guide safety improvements.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of agencies
Noun
  • Swatting calls are usually made to police departments or courthouses, Heinze explains.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Before that, Darchiev headed the Foreign Ministry’s departments of North America and the North Atlantic; served as ambassador to Canada; and was a minister-counselor at the Washington embassy.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of departments
Noun
  • The Fort Worth and Fort Collins shows—the former the only 1976 show ever officially pressed to vinyl, the latter released to streaming services without notice a week before the box’s arrival—are instant classics of Dylan’s entire live oeuvre.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Oxley Grading's spokesperson said there may be room for lower-cost services aimed at collectors who care more about a card’s artwork, sentimental value or preservation than maximizing its resale value.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of services
Noun
  • In the Silver State, Democrats swept all five state constitutional offices--and none of the races was particularly close.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Democrat Gina Hinojosa is now the governor-elect and her state House colleague Vikki Goodwin won her bid for lieutenant governor, giving the party control of Texas’ top two executive offices.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of offices
Noun
  • Security bureaus obsessively police information flows and political conduct, while neighborhood units monitor every household.
    — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Over and over for years these probes would continue, burning through the resources of five bureaus to turn up exactly the same information in every report.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of bureaus
Noun
  • The three Democrats appeared side by side in a display of unity between two branches of government with a sometimes-prickly relationship.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Foliage grows on branches spreading out in tall canopies, while shrub growth is lower to the ground.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of branches

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