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

Of the many subfields in classics, papyrology is perhaps the most difficult to understand but also the most bewitching.

— Madeleine Schwartz, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
The second subfield is citizen participation, primarily the actions citizens take in support of the environment.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026

Definition of subfield

Noun

But Treasury’s actions against the Islamic Republic have been modest in their scope so far.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The current implementation also takes about 69 seconds to run on an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X processor, leaving substantial scope for optimization.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of scope

Noun

Hogan, who spends the off-season as a graduate student in fiction writing at the University of Houston, seemed to view smokejumping not only as a profession but as a world view.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Looking at passing citizens reveals flavor text about their professions and backgrounds.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of profession

Noun

In that world, breadth could matter as much as having the best model.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
An investor sees the breadth divergence, watches the failed breakouts and notices the heavier down-volume, but then waits for a headline to confirm what the price data has already said.

— Thomas Hartmann, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of breadth

Noun

Given his opportunity after Reims were relegated to the French second tier last season, Zabi played a variety of roles across the width of the pitch.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
At the Bowl, from a distance, even screens that fill up two-thirds of the width of the stage can feel postage stamp-sized.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of width

Noun

Jackson faces a similar issue to some extent with his own work, which includes a Star Wars show and a Godzilla movie but also less kid-friendly titles like Den of Thieves and Cocaine Bear.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Analysis from Zeki Data shows that where OpenAI and Anthropic are making gains in the AI talent market, Google DeepMind (and to some extent Meta) are stumbling.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

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