as in topics
the information or ideas that are discussed or dealt with in a book, movie, etc.; what something is about
I found the film's subject matter to be quite disturbing. The magazine's editors care more about style than about subject matter. She disapproves of the artist's choice of subject matter.
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Recent Examples of subject matters
Her subject matters have always been serious, but the artist has struggled with how the art institutions responded to her work.
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 17 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
Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 17 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subject matters
Noun
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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Lasky also integrates tangential but no-less-compelling topics, like the show-stopping style of Iris Apfel and her influence on Lasky’s mother, and Lasky’s evergreen obsession with The Shining.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The contents show the frantic communication from men in the field back to Goudreau, confirming the chaotic events described by Cacique.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Martian atmosphere presents a major obstacle to safely and precisely landing on the surface, and also hinders any attempts to return contents (or people) back to Earth.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
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Uncertainty over ITV‘s future has been one of the dominant themes of 2025.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 Nov. 2025
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Traditional holiday themes of generosity, salvation, and tradition are mostly absent here.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Whitney Noir clocks in at a height of 17 inches and takes a page from the motifs presented in Carolina Herrera’s fall 2025 collection — chiefly floral designs and grid-like patterns.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Poetically, collaboration and togetherness were motifs throughout the evening, as no behind the camera job is accomplished in isolation.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Her motives apparently range from a desire to save the country to unabashed, petty vindictiveness; the two often overlap.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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While some framed their redistricting actions as a response to federal scrutiny, others pointed to openly partisan motives.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Nov. 2025
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In one of the periods, test subjects received a monetary award, while in the other two they were given verbal reinforcement or positive feedback.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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His profile subjects have included the comedian Bowen Yang, the director Ridley Scott, the talk-show host Wendy Williams, and the actors Patti LuPone, Adam Driver, Elisabeth Moss, and Jeremy Strong.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These innovations can be used for a variety of purposes, including assisting humans with tasks, conducting research, or performing dangerous or tedious jobs.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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The current policy, last revised in 2010, allows students to possess electronic devices during the school day but prohibits their use unless approved for educational purposes.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The matters being sorted out in the lab and in the field are not just technical and medical.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Navigating intense money matters?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Subject matters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subject%20matters. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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