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something that is of secondary importance to something else
one of the company's foreign subsidiaries
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Recent Examples of subsidiaries
The new entity–which encompasses 25 investment companies and platforms and over 250 group subsidiaries–will expand its global footprint by allocating capital across public and private markets.
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Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Others are subsidiaries of conglomerates, known as bonyads, that answer to the clergy.
—Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Sheryl DeVore has worked as a full-time and freelance reporter, editor and photographer for the Chicago Tribune and its subsidiaries.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Insurance subsidiaries generated investable capital.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Through Vivendi, Bolloré already controls the Canal+ channel and its subsidiaries, including StudioCanal, Europe’s number one film production company.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 May 2026
Transparencia Venezuela estimates that more than $42 billion in public assets linked to the state oil company and its subsidiaries were compromised through corruption schemes.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Its wireless services—and its subsidiaries Fido and chat4 Mobile—reach more than 9 in 10 Canadians.
—Brooks Decillia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026
But outside Sempra headquarters, about a dozen demonstrators protested the corporation and one of its notable subsidiaries, San Diego Gas & Electric.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Others are subsidiaries of conglomerates, known as bonyads, that answer to the clergy.
—Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Sheryl DeVore has worked as a full-time and freelance reporter, editor and photographer for the Chicago Tribune and its subsidiaries.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Insurance subsidiaries generated investable capital.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Through Vivendi, Bolloré already controls the Canal+ channel and its subsidiaries, including StudioCanal, Europe’s number one film production company.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 May 2026
Transparencia Venezuela estimates that more than $42 billion in public assets linked to the state oil company and its subsidiaries were compromised through corruption schemes.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Its wireless services—and its subsidiaries Fido and chat4 Mobile—reach more than 9 in 10 Canadians.
—Brooks Decillia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026
But outside Sempra headquarters, about a dozen demonstrators protested the corporation and one of its notable subsidiaries, San Diego Gas & Electric.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsidiaries
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The marble bathrooms are fitted with both deep soaking tubs and walk-in showers—two options for using the Guerlain bath products—plus heated flooring and flat-screen televisions embedded in the fog-free mirrors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Keep scrolling to check out these options and more of our favorites below, or click here to see the full collection on American Eagle's website.—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Organs, arms, appendages, and other complex tissues usually decay rapidly when they’re separated from their host.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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Ginger Gordon and Alexis Tingey found inspiration from a variety of quarters for these appendages.—
Anthony Paletta,
Curbed,
23 May 2026
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Beachy handbags, light jackets, classic pearls, chunky boots—your choice of accompaniments can take things from romantic to edgy to eclectic.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Glamour,
28 Apr. 2026
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The songs, which in the original serve to introduce each cat’s personality, now operate as loose accompaniments to various categories at the ball.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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Eating four to six prunes a day is a low-effort habit with more clinical evidence behind it than most supplements on the market.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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For The Union-Tribune Release the kratom Kratom is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia, whose leaves are used as the active ingredient in a host of compounds and supplements to self-treat conditions such as pain, coughing, diarrhea, anxiety and depression.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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“Subsidiaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsidiaries. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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