subgroups

noun

plural of subgroup
as in sections

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  1. sections
  2. subdivisions
  3. varieties
  4. groups
  5. sorts
  6. generations
  7. branches
  8. categories
Noun
  • Other sections feature views of the Washington Monument and the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • His attorneys said the blast melted decorative lighting on his balcony, charred the railing and melted sections of artificial turf.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of sections
Noun
  • 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
Definition of subdivisions
Noun
  • The purple coneflower is one of the most popular, but all varieties are drought-tolerant and thrive in full sun and hot weather.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This perennial flower includes many different varieties, with new ones being introduced every year.
    — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of varieties
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
  • Armed groups, known as bandits in Nigeria, regularly carry out raids and kidnappings for ransom in the northwest and north-central parts of the country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of groups
Noun
  • His Cedar Island Drive house is on a corner lot of sorts, which throws a bow right at I-285.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
  • Researchers often use the Morningness Eveningness Questionnaire, a 19-item survey that sorts respondents into five buckets, from definitely morning to definitely evening.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Definition of sorts
Noun
  • Rachel Ionata, a research and development manager at the center, said the effort is driven by a desire to preserve the environment for future generations.
    — Joan Murray, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The gap in these estimates is due in large part to the scope of the generations leaving and receiving assets.
    — Sharon Epperson,Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of generations
Noun
  • At the time, TD Bank noted that at least 25% of the new branches in the city would be located in majority-minority or low-to-moderate-income areas.
    — Chase Jordan July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • Putnam And Leadership Functionalism, and the vast majority of Putnam’s ideas, belong to the realm of analytic philosophy, one of the two major branches of 20th-century philosophy, along with continental philosophy.
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of branches
Noun
  • Since 2020, inflation for transformers and power regulators has surged the second most of all 47 categories that the Bureau of Labor Statistics measures in its monthly Producer Price Index, a gauge of wholesale inflation.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Disney says that 58 brands across 34 different categories have bought time during the game, with nine brands advertising for the first time.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of categories
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