subsection
noun
sub·sec·tion
ˈsəb-ˌsek-shən 
1
: a subdivision or a subordinate division of a section
2
: a subordinate part or branch
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This gleeful and sneering reaction the United States’ stock market plummeting isn’t something everyone on social media is participating in, instead being a subsection.
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Callum Booth, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Typically, these formats give bots crawling the web a better chance at understanding the data, particularly when paired with a schema, which helps define subsections of the data.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 4 June 2025
North Little Rock officials, trying to reach a subsection of the population who doesn't use social media, created a cell phone app for the city to include updates, events, city information and more to be available at the click of a button.
—Harley Walls, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
The two other subsections in section 4053(8) are deemed satisfied.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Callum Booth, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Typically, these formats give bots crawling the web a better chance at understanding the data, particularly when paired with a schema, which helps define subsections of the data.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 4 June 2025
North Little Rock officials, trying to reach a subsection of the population who doesn't use social media, created a cell phone app for the city to include updates, events, city information and more to be available at the click of a button.
—Harley Walls, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
The two other subsections in section 4053(8) are deemed satisfied.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Subsection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsection. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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