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subordinate

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noun

subordinate

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of subordinate
Adjective
As subsidiaries, they are often deprived of strategic independence and fiscal autonomy, rendering long-term growth plans subordinate to broader organizational priorities. Priya Oberoi, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 In China, for example, the constitution states that everything in the governmental system, including the courts, is subordinate to the leadership of the Communist Party. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
Quit The Blame Game Unfortunately, the worst leaders displace their own responsibility for lack of clarity or unawareness of true conditions and then hold subordinates responsible for whatever goes wrong. Liz Kislik, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 Waltz also indulged in several of the histrionic television appearances that Trump demands of his subordinates. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
True authenticity emerges when leaders subordinate ego to purpose. Harrison Monarth, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 The approval of Musk’s DOGE subordinates to use software that could allow for vast data transfers has alarmed some Labor Department employees. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for subordinate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subordinate
Adjective
  • Toronto’s Fred VanVleet appears to be the top target, but Miami’s Kyle Lowry, Utah’s Mike Conley and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Charlotte’s Terry Rozier have been linked to the team at various points.
    Staff Writer Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • Surely that high-risk role would better be performed by an underling and not the leader of the rebels.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Politics Trump officials’ defiance over Abrego Garcia’s deportation is ‘shocking,’ appeals court says April 17, 2025 His underlings ape his ghoulish glee in making life miserable for undocumented immigrants.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But the administration hasn’t yet subjected any other state to Maine-level scrutiny.
    Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Vietnam’s $123 billion trade surplus with the United States—the second highest in Asia after China and the highest in Southeast Asia—has subjected it to high tariffs.
    Lynn Kuok, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • For newer entrants with smaller capital reserves and less political influence, such delays could prove existential.
    Jackie Snow, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2025
  • If any small tasks can be completed in one moment or less, commit to handling them immediately or attempting to do so in less than 60 seconds.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • While their presence pushes younger competitors to work even harder for wins, bigger racing teams just have elite equipment that can easily allow one car to dominate, the owner explained on the Dale Jr. Download podcast.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 19 Apr. 2025
  • This proposal, led by organizations such as the American Beverage Licensees (ABL), raises important questions about whether alcohol retailers should be allowed to dominate cannabis sales.
    Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The 20-year-old junior said law enforcement officers escorted him and other students out of the library with their hands over their heads.
    Nick Valencia, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The Leon County Sheriff’s Office announced in 2021 that the then-high school junior had joined the county’s youth advisory council.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Check out these suggestions, each of which, if multiplied by others, can help subdue climate change: Choose airlines that offer carbon offset programs.
    Lea Lane, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The end, at 7:35 a.m., Monday was subdued and pain-free.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2023

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“Subordinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subordinate. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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