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as in topic
a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)
the subject of our discussion switched from who would be the next president to who was the greatest president in the nation's history
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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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as in to dominate
to bring under one's control by force of arms
Attila the Hun subjected most of Europe to his barbaric pillage
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as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
a holy man for whom the subjection of earthly desires is the path to spiritual perfection
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as in dependent
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Recent Examples of subject
Tantse Walter, Space.com, 7 July 2025
Detroit's 36th District Judge Demetria Brue and Southfield's 46th District Court Debra Nance are subject of a rare, public complaint process for judges.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Matthew Schnipper, Vulture, 22 July 2025
The Brazilian goalkeeper has been a mainstay for nine years but was the subject of interest from Saudi Pro League clubs last summer.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
One page sloppily exposed Pryor’s Social Security number, which could subject Pryor to identity theft.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2025
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Noun
One of the things that impressed us most in our hands-on Canon EOS R7 review was the flawless subject eye tracking.
—Tantse Walter, Space.com, 7 July 2025
Detroit's 36th District Judge Demetria Brue and Southfield's 46th District Court Debra Nance are subject of a rare, public complaint process for judges.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Verb
But the singer, who died on July 22 at 76, proved to be a surprisingly, compellingly ridiculous presence in front of the camera as the subject, along with his family, of the MTV reality show The Osbournes.
—Matthew Schnipper, Vulture, 22 July 2025
The Brazilian goalkeeper has been a mainstay for nine years but was the subject of interest from Saudi Pro League clubs last summer.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Noun
Colleges and universities now must scramble to identify students benefiting from the 2001 act and change their residency status, subjecting them to tuition rates up to four times as high.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
One page sloppily exposed Pryor’s Social Security number, which could subject Pryor to identity theft.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subject
Verb
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As recently as this week, Chinese aircraft carriers pushed farther into waters that had long been dominated by the U.S. military, in a series of drills reported by the Japanese military's joint staff.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
24 July 2025
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What a confusing year for these Fever, from Clark’s three different soft tissue injuries to DeWanna Bonner’s troubled stint to … dominating the Commissioner’s Cup final, against the Minnesota Lynx no less?—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Critics question whether a battery swap network—capital intensive, dependent on fleet adoption, and distributed across so many different markets—can scale profitably.—
Clay Chandler,
Fortune,
19 July 2025
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Last-minute scheduling that’s dependent on the weather would create broadcasting and sponsor conflicts by scheduling more matches at times that aren’t ideal for the global television audience, particularly in Europe and Asia.—
George Timms,
Time,
18 July 2025
Verb
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But Vásquez Lasso’s partner that day, Officer Miguel Enciso, instead used his Taser to subdue Steven Montano, 21, who is charged with first-degree murder and other felonies in the March 1, 2023, slaying.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
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The overall inflation rate in the Bay Area has remained subdued in recent months.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Gently remove the plant from its pot and loosen the roots if they are tightly bound.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 July 2025
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First spotted in 2024, FCC 224 is a dwarf galaxy that boasts a dozen luminous, tightly bound clusters of stars — an unusually rich population for its size, typically seen in larger, dark-matter rich galaxies — yet appears to lack the mysterious substance.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps is conquering around $23 million in previews tonight that began at 2 p.m..—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 July 2025
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Advocates can postulate that, absent the resolve of the United States to fight in Vietnam, even in a losing cause, the Soviet Union and China would have been emboldened to invade and conquer America, Western Europe and Japan, writing an epitaph for freedom.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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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
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Proponents of the Foran Act argued that contract workers were unfree people in that their employers controlled them from the moment of their arrival in the United States.—
Made by History,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Austin district relied heavily on contractors to overcome its chronic backlog of evaluation requests.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 July 2025
Verb
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As a fighting force, Hezbollah, the most powerful of Tehran’s proxy forces since 1982, was defeated.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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But how will the Four defeat an almost godlike being, even with their impressive superpowers?—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
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“Subject.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subject. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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