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Recent Examples of subspecies
Scientists, nature enthusiasts and that rare subspecies of humanity obsessed with spiders all come to witness something remarkable: hordes of fuzzy, fist-sized male tarantulas emerging from their burrows to scour the shortgrass prairie for mates.
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David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2022
Nearly 1,200 rare and endangered species and subspecies are represented.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
This subspecies called Sarada superba is only found on India's Chalkewadi plateau and is identifiable by its blue, orange and black throat.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Oct. 2022
White tigers are not a separate species or subspecies of tiger.
—Riley Davis, Discover Magazine, 25 May 2022
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David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2022
Nearly 1,200 rare and endangered species and subspecies are represented.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
This subspecies called Sarada superba is only found on India's Chalkewadi plateau and is identifiable by its blue, orange and black throat.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Oct. 2022
White tigers are not a separate species or subspecies of tiger.
—Riley Davis, Discover Magazine, 25 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subspecies
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Among the subgroup who ate more unhealthy plant choices, those who ate the largest amount of had a 6% greater chance of developing dementia, according to the study.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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That research, however, did see positive results in a subgroup of patients who were early in disease and declining rapidly.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The area Surrounded by a ripple of hills in a relatively unknown section of the Serengeti National Park, there’s little risk of bumping into another vehicle close to camp.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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Assaidi lives in the Morris Park section of the Bronx, according to cops.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Scope of the Destruction in Wisconsin The tornado carved a path through a heavily residential subdivision in Marathon County, prompting emergency responses for search and rescue as the storm moved through the region.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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The tornado struck Marathon County on Friday afternoon, carving a path through a heavily residential subdivision.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
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Since 2007, Congress has relied on a variety of general fund offsets to cover an increasingly larger share of the HTF.—
Andrew Stasiowski,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gray served in a variety of consequential positions over the years and wielded influence deftly to the benefit of the community, said Dick Batchelor, who represented Central Florida in the Legislature from 1974 to 1982 and regarded Gray as a sage confidant.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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There is also a separate subclass for California users pursuing additional claims.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2026
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In particular, some of these out-of-reach equations belong to a special class of PDEs that researchers spent a century developing a theory of — a theory that no one could get to work for this one subclass.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Feb. 2026
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As a Jewish food writer and anthropologist of sorts, Joan Nathan had always been interested in her own family’s history.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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And the paintings began, in part, as a meditation on erasure—a rebuke, of sorts, to a digital regime that had abandoned writing’s tactility.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Every birth matters for a species facing increasing pressure in its natural habitat.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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For a species with limited numbers and growing threats, each new fawn represents more than just a birth.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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But Tryblionella chongmingensis stood out from every other species in its genus.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2026
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Flowers in the Geranium genus are mostly wild species.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Subspecies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subspecies. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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