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as in topic
a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)
the subject of our discussion switched from who would be the next president to who was the greatest president in the nation's history
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as in citizen
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it
because of the tense situation in that country, British subjects were advised to return home as soon as possible
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as in reason
something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing
he has no subject to protest this time, but that's never stopped him before
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as in to dominate
to bring under one's control by force of arms
Attila the Hun subjected most of Europe to his barbaric pillage
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as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
a holy man for whom the subjection of earthly desires is the path to spiritual perfection
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as in dependent
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Recent Examples of subject
Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Make sure to type Retail Roundup in the subject line of your email.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025
Jay Stahl, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
American Eagle has responded to the backlash surrounding its viral Sydney Sweeney campaign, which has been the subject of an extended online discourse that has seen everyone from the White House to Stephen Colbert weighing in with takes.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
One page sloppily exposed Pryor’s Social Security number, which could subject Pryor to identity theft.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2025
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Noun
Each subject line should feel like it was written specifically for one person dealing with a real problem today.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Make sure to type Retail Roundup in the subject line of your email.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025
Verb
The Sweeney ad has been the subject of both online praise and anger for over a week.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
American Eagle has responded to the backlash surrounding its viral Sydney Sweeney campaign, which has been the subject of an extended online discourse that has seen everyone from the White House to Stephen Colbert weighing in with takes.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
Colleges and universities now must scramble to identify students benefiting from the 2001 act and change their residency status, subjecting them to tuition rates up to four times as high.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
One page sloppily exposed Pryor’s Social Security number, which could subject Pryor to identity theft.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subject
Verb
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While banks dominate credit provision in Asia far more than in Western markets — accounting for about 79% of lending compared with 54% in Europe and just 33% in the U.S., according to investment firm KKR — that dynamic is shifting.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
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This weekend, a beautiful crescent moon will dominate the post-sunset evening sky.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Just nine days earlier, on July 22, the administration had pushed through a controversial law making the country’s anti-corruption agencies dependent on the General Prosecutor, a direct presidential appointee.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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These guys’ jobs are dependent on losing as few games as possible, and their teams are collectively guaranteed nine more losses in conference play than the SEC’s.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
Verb
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The stabbing rampage that took place Saturday, July 26, left 11 people injured before onlookers, one of them apparently armed with a handgun, subdued the suspect in the parking lot outside the store just before police arrived, police said.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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Along with other bystanders, Perry helped subdue the perpetrator, whom officials identified as 42-year-old Bradford James Gille.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Her husband discovered her bound and dead with gunshot wounds, authorities reported.—
Cameron Macdonald,
Mercury News,
24 July 2025
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The protestors quickly form a tightly bound community, refusing to leave until the government enforces section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which required all federal spaces to become accessible.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps is conquering around $23 million in previews tonight that began at 2 p.m..—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 July 2025
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Advocates can postulate that, absent the resolve of the United States to fight in Vietnam, even in a losing cause, the Soviet Union and China would have been emboldened to invade and conquer America, Western Europe and Japan, writing an epitaph for freedom.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Their robust negations appeared to put both them and their American hosts on the right side of history, compared with writers in the unfree world of authoritarian regimes, who seemed to have been permanently tainted by lies, equivocations, and evasions.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Proponents of the Foran Act argued that contract workers were unfree people in that their employers controlled them from the moment of their arrival in the United States.—
Made by History,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Austin district relied heavily on contractors to overcome its chronic backlog of evaluation requests.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 July 2025
Verb
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But how will the Four defeat an almost godlike being, even with their impressive superpowers?—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
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As a fighting force, Hezbollah, the most powerful of Tehran’s proxy forces since 1982, was defeated.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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“Subject.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subject. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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