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as in citizen
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it because of the tense situation in that country, British subjects were advised to return home as soon as possible

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as in reason
something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing he has no subject to protest this time, but that's never stopped him before

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subject

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verb

subjection

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noun (2)

subject

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adjective

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Recent Examples of subject
Noun
Each episode of Crime Stories with Nancy Grace features a single case and a rotating panel of guests that often includes victims’ family members and principals, along with reporters, lawyers and subject-matter experts. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025 Both McLaurin and Hendrickson were subject of major speculation in New England all summer, as Mike Vrabel has been in the process of turning over the Patriots' roster. Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
Advertisement Childhood health, on its face, should not be a politically divisive subject. Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 Students see the subject itself as inherently forbidding because of its abstract nature. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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 If an investor who has not sold the IP expatriates for example, valuation of the interest will be included in determining the investor’s net worth and may subject the investor to unexpected taxes as a covered expatriate, for both income and estate tax purposes. Priya Prakash Royal Esq. Ll.m. Mba Aep Tep, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for subject
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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
  • While oversized leather bomber jackets and trench coats continue to dominate fall trend reports, more voluminous, blanketing silhouettes will surely gain momentum as temperatures begin to plummet.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The goal isn't to create AI-dependent individuals but to use technology as a bridge to greater human engagement and self-determination.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Iberian harvester ants were then dependent on Messor structor ants for their survival, forcing the queens to track down males of another species, which is known as sperm parasitism.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Faultlessly subdued bespoke tailoring, and his grosgrain lapel broadcasts a certain seniority.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • By contrast, growth in Unilever’s Prestige beauty division was flat as the market remained subdued.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • With Freakier Friday hitting theaters, we’re all bound to be hit by a wave of nostalgia.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • These tightly bound, spherical swarms often contain hundreds of thousands of stellar bodies and play host to some of the oldest stars in our galaxy.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Australian rock outfit rises on multiple tallies in the United States this frame and even manages to double up on one tally as a former bestseller performs well again, and the group nearly re-conquers a competitive roster.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Sometimes love conquers all — with the help of modern medicine.
    Viola Kosome, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Their robust negations appeared to put both them and their American hosts on the right side of history, compared with writers in the unfree world of authoritarian regimes, who seemed to have been permanently tainted by lies, equivocations, and evasions.
    Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
  • What does liberty mean and how can it be lived in an unfree world?
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • How Wi-Fi HaLow Can Help Address These Needs To overcome connectivity gaps in large-scale environmental monitoring, some researchers and technologists are turning to Wi-Fi HaLow.
    Michael De Nil, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The movie adaptation is also rife with metaphors about boys becoming men and overcoming life-or-death circumstances to make it out the other side.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In 2023-24, Jones had a career year for the Mavericks, who were defeated by the Boston Celtics in the 2024 NBA Finals.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Some decisions are prudent, such as the Las Vegas Raiders to defeat the New England Patriots at a nice underdog price.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Subject.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subject. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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