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Recent Examples of subfield
The drillers pulled up hundreds of cylinders of ice, which turned out to contain a wealth of information about the climate and helped make ice drilling a scientific subfield.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Today quantum information science is among the most vibrant subfields in all of physics.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2022
There’s a whole subfield of mathematics dedicated to this practice.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Their background was in learning theory, a subfield of computer science that focuses on algorithms for statistical analysis.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Today quantum information science is among the most vibrant subfields in all of physics.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2022
There’s a whole subfield of mathematics dedicated to this practice.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Their background was in learning theory, a subfield of computer science that focuses on algorithms for statistical analysis.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subfield
Noun
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Child-abuse pediatrics is a relatively new subspecialty whose practitioners work closely with police officers and social workers to investigate potential cases of intentional harm.—
Kirsten Potter Krish Seenivasan David Mason,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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Child abuse pediatrics is a relatively new subspecialty whose practitioners work closely with police officers and social workers to investigate potential cases of intentional harm.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
29 Dec. 2024
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But Patel did appear to make a notable break with Mr. Trump, on the scope of the clemency granted to some Jan. 6 defendants.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Given the scope of this breach, regular monitoring of your bank accounts, credit card statements and other financial accounts is critical.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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These are then linked to amplitude of movements such as opening and closing lips, moving eyebrows, or angling the head.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Jan. 2025
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Here, the diversity comes from the mountains, allowing for exploring different altitudes, where soils and thermal amplitudes provide unique and distinctive characteristics.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
29 Oct. 2024
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In some areas, no more than the width of a suburban lawn separates the project from the retreat.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2025
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Particles from wildfire smoke can be much smaller than the width of a human hair.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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Some analysts have said bringing the epic story to Imax screens makes sense given the breadth of the fantasy world and anticipated stunning visual nature of the film.—
Wendy Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The breadth of information provided to residents came from a desire to help a grieving community learn answers and find who should be held accountable for the fear gripping the region, deputies said in the interview.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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With programs like Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and the new Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, individuals in qualifying professions or financial situations can reduce or eliminate their debt.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Using her profession and platform for good has been a continuous theme of Beattie’s career.—
Ali Rampling,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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As the wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles, the extent of the damage to property and minds is front and center.—
The Deadline Team,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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But strikers Carlos Vinicius, Islam Slimani and, to an extent, Darwin Nunez have struggled to transfer their Primeira Liga form in Portugal to the Premier League.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Subfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subfield. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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