as in topic
the information or ideas that are discussed or dealt with in a book, movie, etc.; what something is about
I found the film's subject matter to be quite disturbing. The magazine's editors care more about style than about subject matter. She disapproves of the artist's choice of subject matter.
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Recent Examples of subject matter
The library’s collection encompasses all of La Jolla and is divided into sections by geography and subject matter.
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Robert Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
To choose the final three winners, a judging panel of NASA and industry subject matter experts looked at some basic criteria.
—Sarah Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
In 2020, the Trump administration pressured the CDC to invoke Title 42, despite opposition from subject matter experts at the agency who believed the move was not rooted in public health and was instead a way for officials to further President Trump's immigration crackdown.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
To prepare, CSOs should study the subject matter, master the lexicon and learn by doing.
—Beena Ammanath, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Robert Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
To choose the final three winners, a judging panel of NASA and industry subject matter experts looked at some basic criteria.
—Sarah Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
In 2020, the Trump administration pressured the CDC to invoke Title 42, despite opposition from subject matter experts at the agency who believed the move was not rooted in public health and was instead a way for officials to further President Trump's immigration crackdown.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
To prepare, CSOs should study the subject matter, master the lexicon and learn by doing.
—Beena Ammanath, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subject matter
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Many have struggled with the ethical conundrum and the whole mind-bending shenanigan is undoubtedly going to remain a morally thorny topic for eons to come.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Brendel Hightower writes about real estate and other topics for the Detroit Free Press.—
Brendel Hightower,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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The show came to life in 2018, when comedy website CollegeHumor launched Dropout as a streaming service to platform more ambitious content than their output of digestible sketches on YouTube.—
Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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Because of the higher fat content from the sour cream, butter, and eggs, however, this dough takes a little more time to rise than a classic yeast dough would.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
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In the early 1990s, Denis Leary hit the comedy circuit with a bang with his No Cure for Cancer routine, which touched on themes around smoking, drug use and political correctness.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Baker's previous films, including The Florida Project (2017) and Red Rocket (2021), have a lot to say about class and exploitation, and these themes also surface in Anora's ending.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Opportunities For Growth On the subject of international trade, 40% of our survey respondents said that expanding into new markets in 2025 represented a big opportunity for growth.—
Greg Hewitt,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The documents are unlikely to satisfy online sleuths eager for fresh details about Epstein’s crimes and his connections to famous people, which have long been the subject of intense media scrutiny.—
Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Every detail aligned with the central motif of the rose—even the bag handles were accented with thorns.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
8 Mar. 2025
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Taken together with another of the episode’s major motifs—the essentialistic concept of good vs. evil—this snake stuff raises fascinating ideas that dovetail with the season’s overarching theme of Western characters encountering Eastern spirituality.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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Authorities did not disclose what led them to suspect Juarez-Perez, or a motive for the slaying.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Police have not commented on a motive for the shooting, but security camera video from Slappy’s Express Car Wash appears to show the two gunmen targeted Sibley.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Mar. 2025
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The crucial difference from last season is his belief in his own abilities to alter events to his own purposes.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Kennedy also claimed the reason the children were hospitalized was for quarantine purposes.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Austin Cindric's $50,000 penalty is becoming a hot topic in NASCAR as drivers weighed in on the matter after the incident at the Circuit of the Americas where Cindric hooked the right rear of Ty Dillon's car.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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No halfway measure, but Bove still wants to keep his hooks in the fish in case Washington chooses to resume the matter later on (and to make sure that Adams follows their directives).—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Subject matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subject%20matter. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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