subject matter

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Recent Examples of subject matter Think of the content, not the subject matter. Grace Edquist, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025 But the District works very hard to produce a curriculum that is focused on the tools that will best expand our students' understanding of subject matters. Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025 The adventures of a newly single middle-aged man on the New York comedy scene would be pretty thin as far as subject matter goes, even when that man is played by Arnett, our most divorced comedian (Arnett co-wrote the screenplay). Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025 Just like its subject matter, After The Hunt is polarizing. Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for subject matter
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Noun
  • Back in August, OpenAI published an update to ChatGPT with stronger controls on the bot’s responses to certain conversational topics amid mounting concern that some users are building harmful emotional attachments to chatbots.
    Jack Guy, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Return expectations are a hot topic for shoppers.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One of his innovations in the new space is Fresh Out of the Box, a shelf holding books that are newly unboxed without anyone knowing the contents.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Each track weaves together themes of resilience and triumph, forging a powerful connection with listeners who have faced their own adversities.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Blending fictional stories with real historical figures and events, the show captures the promise and pain of the American dream, exploring themes of race, class and identity that continue to resonate decades later.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Although Renoir’s landscapes and portraits — of the French countryside and high society — are legendary worldwide, his drawings of these subjects are not well-known, particularly to the public.
    Jane Levere, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The lens covers a similar angle of view to a full-frame system with a 100-400mm zoom, a range that's ideal for photographing wildlife, field sports, and other far-off subjects.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Jasper runner model got a rose pink or mountain green colorway update, and is adorned with suede patchwork pegasus motifs and ponytail-like fringe details at the back, a nod to the upcoming year of the horse in the Chinese lunar calendar.
    Denni Hu, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • By likening the world to a stage and seeing ourselves as the actors living on it, this meta motif — while classical in concept — resonates strongly as a universal theme for those of us living today.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Police have not released further information about the events that led up to the shooting or a potential motive.
    Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The local police started searching for the girl’s parents – and a motive.
    Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And a lot of the pseudepigrapha, like the fake gospels and fake apocalypses, fill in gaps in the record that can serve latter-day, post-biblical purposes.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This particular challenge serves many purposes.
    Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • How self-reflection operates matters because it will always be needed to make wiser choices about our toughest challenges.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Investors, who ultimately approved the measure, were asked to vote on the matter a second time at Tesla’s annual shareholders meeting to demonstrate their backing for the plan.
    Kara Carlson, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Subject matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subject%20matter. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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