Thesaurus results for SUBSPECIALTY

subspecialty

noun

Definition of subspecialty

as in subfield

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Recent Examples of subspecialty The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), founded in 1992, was an early institutionalization of longevity medicine as a clinical subspecialty, historically oriented toward physician attendees. — Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026 Experts — mass killing markers are now common enough to be their own architectural and planning subspecialty — stressed that there should be no hurry to build. — Eric Dexheimer, Houston Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2026 Sharon also learned that the subspecialty of child abuse pediatrics itself has also been under increasing scrutiny. — Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025 This subspecialty—which for years compelled surgeons to seek training abroad—can now be pursued in Colombia under international standards. — Dr. Victor Raúl Castillo Mantilla, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for subspecialty

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Noun

Instead, undergraduate and graduate students earn a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a subfield in AAADS.

— Synai Ferrell, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
This is a measure from topology, an abstract mathematical subfield focused on the fundamental properties of objects.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of subfield

Noun

Dalrymple said the scope of decisions and the pressure to perform have never been more daunting.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Analysts say that’s partly because the deals are narrow in scope, largely exist only in principle, and don’t apply to existing drugs used by the more than 200 million Americans with commercial or private health insurance.

— Stephanie Armour, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of scope

Noun

This is absolutely the best thing that could ever happen this season to my profession.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Cho herself prepared by consulting the late master of the form, Frederick Wiseman, who was unabashed about the tension between documentary filmaking’s often radical politics and the privilege required to turn it into a profession.

— Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of profession

Noun

While the tapestry’s amplitude surpassed the metric limit, the metric itself was misleading, and the work could travel safely with no further changes.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
There is genuine debate regarding the amplitude and significance of this apparent decline.

— Elizabeth Dray, STAT, 21 July 2026

Definition of amplitude

Noun

Such work could enter an encyclopedic museum like LACMA, Govan said, but the Lucas Museum offers a breadth and depth not found elsewhere.

— Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
For von der Goltz, that means investing in out-of-the-box marketing initiatives like this, which highlight Poshmark’s breadth of inventory with over 700,000 new listings added to the site every day.

— Ari Stark, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of breadth

Noun

To convert the solid preforms into fiber, workers load them into multi-story draw towers where they are heated and pulled down to 125 microns in diameter — roughly the width of a human hair.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Farke found use for him as a No 6, No 8 and No 10, with some width thrown in for good measure.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of width

Noun

Mercury's rough surface, continually reshaped by debris hurled from impact craters, may have hidden the true extent of the loss, according to the researchers whose findings appear in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
The Houthis’ growing alliances with armed groups in Somalia, Sudan, and elsewhere across the Horn of Africa also suggest the extent to which their current escalation could quickly spill over into the broader region.

— April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

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