subfield

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Recent Examples of subfield Then as now, the experts of a subfield by and large failed to predict the most seismic political event in a generation. Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 But Anfinsen’s theory launched an entire subfield of computational biology with the goal of using complex mathematics, instead of empirical experiments, to model proteins. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025 Machine learning is a subfield of artificial intelligence that works by finding patterns and relationships in data. Azarang Asadi, The Conversation, 10 Nov. 2025 Whether or not scholars have agreed with all the aspects of Shohat’s analysis, her call for Mizrahi studies certainly pointed toward that subfield’s subsequent expansion. Josh Lambert, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for subfield
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subfield
Noun
  • Importantly, these recommendations apply to adolescents as well as adults, acknowledging that the disease often begins years before patients reach subspecialty care.
    Sarah Berg, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Experts — mass killing markers are now common enough to be their own architectural and planning subspecialty — stressed that there should be no hurry to build.
    Eric Dexheimer, Houston Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In recent days, Senate supporters have whittled down the scope of the plan, authorizing it only for Cook County and Chicago sites rather than statewide as Pritzker originally intended.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • The speed and scope of Ukraine’s automation is staggering.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • Brown collected speech examples of 49 Canadians from online sources and analyzed the samples using the telltale acoustic markers of vocal fry, such as low and/or irregular pitch, spectral tilt (differences in amplitude between the first and second harmonics), and harmonics-to-noise ratios.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
  • Keith leads us toward this richer amplitude.
    Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • Enabling healthy habitats for future space explorers The current prototype cleans only a small area at a time, roughly the width of a pencil.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
  • Cabin storage is respectable throughout, with useful door bins, a practical centre console and a full-width glovebox.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • That means building an inclusive, better-prepared, and more representative workforce — on hiring and promotion practices that do not filter women out, on pathways that open well before college, and on educators who show students the full breadth of this field.
    Tarika Barrett, Fortune, 29 May 2026
  • The menu was inspired by the brothers’ travels and represents the breadth of Italian regional cuisine, including some of their favorite dishes.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • The lack of clarity makes choosing a company potentially confusing for patients, and the medical profession is partly to blame, said Jamy Ard, an obesity doctor and researcher at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
    Maia Rosenfeld, NBC news, 29 May 2026
  • Under pressure, the government expanded access to the SIM cards to some professions during the shutdown.
    Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Food and drink The only thing that is simple about Passalacqua appears to be, to some extent, the food.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Deloitte’s research indicates that 55% of family offices now use data analytics to a moderate or large extent within investment activities, while 42% apply analytics across operational functions.
    Paul Westall, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

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“Subfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subfield. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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