subjected

past tense of subject

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Recent Examples of subjected French rocket builder and ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace announced the completion of a monthslong test campaign that subjected several subscale prototypes of its propellant tanks to high-pressure burst tests, European Spaceflight reports. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025 Alderman Raymond Lopez, a Democrat from Chicago’s 15th Ward, wants Trump to send the National Guard to his city because of the violent crime to which people in his city are subjected. Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025 Authorities said the two women subjected Franke’s two youngest children to torture, which included dressing the children’s wounds with cayenne pepper and honey, forcing them to work in the sweltering heat for hours with little food or water and plunging the youngest son’s head underwater. Christine Pelisek, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 As part of the program, the Willow Hill administrators faked the deaths of outcast patients and subjected them to secret tests in the basement of the facility. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subjected
Verb
  • Carr had been a game warden in Northern Rhodesia (as Zambia was then called), where hunting dominated.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Much of the world's launch capacity today is used to deploy smaller communications satellites into low-Earth orbit, primarily for broadband connectivity rather than for the video broadcast market once dominated by higher-altitude geosynchronous satellites.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Deftones’ History on the Streaming Ranking Deftones first conquered the Hard Rock Streaming Songs list just last month.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Shaquille O’Neal has dominated basketball courts, conquered television screens, and built an empire that spans everything from restaurants to real estate.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Critics panned Lyles’ subdued initial response and blamed the policies of Charlotte officials for failing to prevent the murder.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Notably, clean technology was subdued despite Vice President Han Zheng’s remarks at the 2025 Global Energy Interconnection Conference, emphasizing renewable energy’s importance.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Pitt defeated The White Lotus in the category, though, along Severance, Andor, The Diplomat, The Last of Us, Paradise and Slow Horses.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In-state alog with Miami’s huge win (see above), Fllrida played credibly in a 20-10 loss to 3-LSU, and FIU defeated rival FAU 38-28 in the annual Shula Bowl game.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dong-hwan also begins to suspect that his father, Yeong-gyu — a blind man who overcame his disability to raise him and become a master artisan — may be guarding secrets of his own.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Quarterback Austin Simmons threw for 235 yards as the Rebels overcame a 10-0 deficit.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Subjected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjected. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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