subgroup

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Recent Examples of subgroup Renowned for their energetic dance and songs, the Bété clan is a subgroup of the Kruo people of Côte D’Ivoire, who are a community of coastal fisherfolk and farmers; other prominent Bété people include Grammy-winning musician Dobet Gnahore and Chelsea Football Club star Didier Drogba. Chinonso Ihekire, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026 Membership requirements and an application for the Property Masters subgroup can be found on the TV Academy website. Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2026 The Television Academy has announced a new Property Masters subgroup within the Directors Peer Group for individuals who have advanced the art of storytelling through their craft as a Property Master. Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026 The Academy created a new Property Masters subgroup within the Directors Peer Group for individuals who have advanced the art of storytelling through their craft as a Property Master. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for subgroup
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subgroup
Noun
  • Their remains have been moved across the street to another section of the graveyard.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The collapse happened at the CHOP parking garage under construction on the 3000 block of Grays Ferry Avenue on April 8 during the installation of a precast concrete section, according to Parker.
    Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Several zebra species and giraffe subspecies are native to Kenya.
    Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Washington moose belong to a subspecies called Shiras moose.
    Vonnai Phair, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2022
Noun
  • The parcel’s location is adjacent to the Liberty Lakes subdivision, and not consistent with the village’s master comprehensive land use plan, although under county jurisdiction.
    Greg Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • As an existing subdivision — 99% of it vacant — Azure Vista offered hundreds of buildable vacant lots populated only by red ants, quail and Groucho Marx bugs.
    Eric DuVall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There is also a separate subclass for California users pursuing additional claims.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In particular, some of these out-of-reach equations belong to a special class of PDEs that researchers spent a century developing a theory of — a theory that no one could get to work for this one subclass.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The move represented a homecoming of sorts for Rivers, who played at Marquette before his 13-year NBA playing career.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • But Jensen did damage of a different sort Sunday.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Cassie is trying to become social-media famous, suggestively flashing her all-American assets online in a variety of fetishy costumes (a puppy dog, a pacifier-sucking baby).
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The TikTok-famous date treats have even made their way into grocery store aisles, as CPG brands like Date Better Snacks create versions of the popular confection in a variety of flavors from Almond Java Crunch to Royal Cinnamon Baklava.
    Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Investigators say a disturbance between two groups inside a business carried over into the parking lot and a female suspect got into her car, killing one while injuring a man and two other women.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • This group exhibition is the third in a series of shows at Art Produce Gallery in North Park, presented by Space 4 Art, and curated by Alessandra Moctezuma, professor of museum studies and gallery director at San Diego Mesa College.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • His father was the fourth generation in a long line of gentlemen ranchers—weekend cowboys who’d made their fortune in Austin as attorneys for large oil companies, but whose identity was still tied to the thousands of acres that the family owned near Marfa.
    Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Artisanal work of this caliber is rare air indeed—an heirloom object that appears to defy gravity but is firmly rooted in generations of savoir faire.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2026

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“Subgroup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subgroup. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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