Thesaurus results for SUBDEPARTMENTS

subdepartments

noun

variants also sub-departments

plural of subdepartment

as in subdivisions

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But the roadway is already the primary street for several subdivisions, including the Brookstone Apartments, which has over 220 units, and the Mallard Grove housing subdivision, which has 114 homes.

— DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
The highway department will strategically apply salt to intersections, hills, bridges and curbs in subdivisions, but aim for conserving on other stretches of subdivision roads.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of subdivisions

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One of the consultants, Denver transportation attorney Brett Butzin, billed almost $130,000 for flights in a single year while charging almost $600 an hour for his services.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Coming out of the pandemic, services companies had excess equipment and were eyeing growth.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of services

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The launch also comes as global agencies expand on the continent.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The agencies did not immediately identify the exporters involved nor indicate whether any individuals or companies had been charged in the ongoing investigation.

— Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of agencies

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The allegations come after the California Department of Human Resources sent a notice in February 2022 outlining that departments cannot approve employee requests to regularly work from out-of-state locations.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Major athletics departments instead spend toward sameness, waging arms races to build lookalike weight rooms.

— Chris Park, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of departments

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Another major collapse occurred at the provincial government headquarters in Coclé, where an entire side of the building gave way, exposing the offices inside.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Some offices, schools, and the Expo 2030 construction site near the airport were evacuated on Thursday.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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