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subset

[suhb-set] / ˈsʌbˌsɛt /
NOUN
set that is part of a larger set
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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Last week, Greer had promised there would be “a small subset of goods that we can just keep aside from any trade disputes.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

"We want to have some subset of goods that we can trade with the Chinese on a more preferential basis," he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

The television pool, a subset of the broader pool of journalists covering the president, includes ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News and NBC News.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

H. pylori status was available for a subset of 940 participants.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

“The truck offers a subset of the day’s drive-in menu.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Bhasin says certain at-risk subsets of the population should be screened, such as people with chronic kidney disease on dialysis, men who have been treated with chemotherapy, or have chronic liver disease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

That freedom has allowed me to kind of come in and out of different subsets within architecture, and really handle my curiosity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

He recognizes that terms like cure and functional cure could be applied in a carefully defined way in certain subsets of patients and be beneficial, but he’s just not ready to declare victory.

From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026

There are a few more hoops to jump through when using NordVPN because they have subsets of servers dedicated to P2P and obfuscation.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026

Even though every cell contains the same set of genes—an identical genome—the selective activation or repression of particular subsets of genes allows an individual cell to respond to its environments.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee



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