subject matter

noun

: matter presented for consideration in discussion, thought, or study

Examples of subject matter in a Sentence

I found the film's subject matter to be quite disturbing. She disapproves of the artist's choice of subject matter.
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Her prose skips lightly across the page, no matter how dark the subject matter. Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025 Our mission is to accelerate equity through our subject matter expertise on DEI, precision analytics, health equity, children and families, education, and economic and workforce development. John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 Cultural analysis is secondary research, collecting pre-existing information from various sources like news, studies and reports, trends, media, subject matter experts, museums, universities and advertising. Mary Meehan, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 This is dark subject matter and, framed in a certain way, could be quite bleak. Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for subject matter 

Word History

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of subject matter was in 1657

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“Subject matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subject%20matter. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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subject matter

noun
: matter presented for consideration in discussion, thought, or study
the poem's subject matter

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