subject matter

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Recent Examples of subject matter However, any hopes of escaping her dark subject matter — and spending her time befriending the local PTA moms — are halted when a serial killer infiltrates the community. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 June 2025 The hearings drew respectful coverage in mainstream media outlets despite being subject matter that was considered kook bait when Stratton was growing up in the ’70s. Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025 Eliza allows employees to build AI agents such as chatbots that offer niche subject matter expertise on areas like compliance, as well as more advanced reasoning tasks. Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 26 June 2025 There’s always a little colored sarcasm in our music, there’s a little tongue-in-cheek, but then there is always some really deep meaningful subject matter on our records, too. Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for subject matter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subject matter
Noun
  • This is especially important when tackling sensitive topics, such as mental health or chronic illness.
    Kamya Elawadhi, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • Classes focus on a variety of topics like the Hmong language, culture and history, calculus, psychology and more.
    Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • This content evolution already began after streamers like Netflix and Amazon entered the advertising market, but there have been a flurry of series co-produced and co-financed between traditional TV groups and SVOD services in the last four years.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 July 2025
  • Deadline has verified its contents with a source close to Wallace.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Rates have been a theme for institutions going back to about April 17.
    Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 11 July 2025
  • Expert event planner and hostess, Brittney Winbush, encourages us not to shy away from a good theme.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The Enquirer also confirmed Watts is now the subject of a Kentucky Department of Education investigation, though the nature of any complaints filed against him is unclear.
    Annie Goldman, The Enquirer, 10 July 2025
  • Nonetheless, my hopeful response to my own question is that the transformed form of nature can also be the subject of humanity’s unconditional love.
    PhotoVogue, Vogue, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • The lounge area gets a stylish refresh, with the House’s iconic Web and Interlocking G motifs splashed in a breezy, seasonal palette.
    Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Related: The Newest Hotel in Osaka, Japan, Is in One of the City's Most Impressive Buildings, With an On-site Onsen and an 11-acre Park Next Door There are subtle peacock-tail motifs throughout the hotel, from the kumiko woodwork headboards to the washi paper in the elevator.
    Amber Gibson, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Elizabeth Warren questioned the motives behind CBS’ decision.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2025
  • So too does the motive of one person radiate outward, rippling in a space of sociopolitical relevance.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • The well was bundled together with another for contracting purposes, and the cost to plug the two was more than $400,000.
    Camila Domonoske, NPR, 8 July 2025
  • Question: My boyfriend and I bought as joint tenants a home in south Scottsdale for investment purposes.
    Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • The soil should be rich in organic matter and well-draining.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
  • After a reported incident of fan harassment against Reese during the Fever and Sky's first game of the season on May 17, the WNBA launched an investigation into the matter.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025

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