as in subspecialty
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of subfield
Humanoids Take The Spotlight In 2024, humanoids went from a subfield historically seen as a source of military contracts and marketing videos to a dominant area of focus.
—
Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Swarm intelligence is a subfield of AI that draws inspiration from the collective behavior of social insects, such as ants, bees and termites.
—Thomas Caldwell, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The feature uses on-device machine learning, a subfield of AI, to detect scam texts including fraudulent package delivery texts and job scam texts.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
The drillers pulled up hundreds of cylinders of ice, which turned out to contain a wealth of information about the climate and helped make ice drilling a scientific subfield.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for subfield 
Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Swarm intelligence is a subfield of AI that draws inspiration from the collective behavior of social insects, such as ants, bees and termites.
—Thomas Caldwell, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The feature uses on-device machine learning, a subfield of AI, to detect scam texts including fraudulent package delivery texts and job scam texts.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
The drillers pulled up hundreds of cylinders of ice, which turned out to contain a wealth of information about the climate and helped make ice drilling a scientific subfield.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for subfield
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subfield
Noun
-
Child abuse pediatrics is a relatively new subspecialty whose practitioners work closely with police officers and social workers to investigate potential cases of intentional harm.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
29 Dec. 2024
-
Child-abuse pediatrics is a relatively new subspecialty whose practitioners work closely with police officers and social workers to investigate potential cases of intentional harm.—
Kirsten Potter Krish Seenivasan David Mason,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
The latest: Although the scope of the offsets is not entirely clear, lobbyists and aides don't expect using major — or possibly any — health policy changes as payfors.—
Stef W. Kight,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
-
Of course, the full scope of both of their catalogs is far more nuanced, but both rappers played into those perceptions during their beef.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
Using computer simulations of general relativity, the team found that the amplitude of the post-merger gravitational-wave signal diminishes over time.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Feb. 2025
-
This increases the amplitude of the orbital motions ‒ meaning how fast and far people are walking in circles.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
Mature height is from 1 to 3 feet with a width of 2 to 3 feet.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 Feb. 2025
-
If the borders are equal in width, the card could be worth as much as 30-to-50 percent more than an average card in the grade.—
Michael Salfino,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
Storer had signed up with World Central Kitchen, the José Andrés-run organization that collaborates with local chefs to provide food relief during disasters, and her contacts there were offering some directive, but the breadth of needs was as wide and variegated as the city itself.—
Hannah Goldfield,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
-
Despite the breadth of Trump's unilateral actions, congressional oversight seems nakedly absent — a fact that some argue will only embolden Trump.—
Meredith Conroy,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
Davis was named a Tarrant County Legal Legend in October in recognition of his significant contributions to the profession and the community.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Feb. 2025
-
Well, this has been an interesting few weeks for people in my profession.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
But there is definitely an argument that playing that way weaponises Chelsea’s attackers to the fullest extent.—
Emile Nuh,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
-
While a full repeal is unlikely, Congress could codify clearer standards for which decisions are subject to environmental reviews, establish uniform procedures, and define the extent of judicial review, including placing limits on judicial injunctions.—
James Broughel,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
Thesaurus Entries Near subfield
Cite this Entry
“Subfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subfield. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share