subvariant
noun
sub·var·i·ant
ˌsəb-ˈver-ē-ənt 
plural subvariants
: one of two or more distinctive forms or types of the same variant
New York state health officials said mid-April that the Omicron subvariants known as BA.2.12 and BA.2.12.1 accounted for more than 90 percent of new cases in central New York state.—
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe… the subvariant differs in some of the mutations, including in the spike protein …—Shepard Price
Shepard PriceDodge now has the 797-horsepower Hellcat Redeye, a more street-friendly, less drag-strip-intended subvariant of the 840-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Demon.—Robert Duffer
Robert DufferHe described it as a subvariant of the New England IPA, which is indeed one of the hottest beer styles going right now.—Chris Drosner
Chris DrosnerHe's superb, as is the wincing, cringing Shandling, who plays a subvariant of the same sort of scoundrel.—Jonathan Lethem
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Some 389,648 people in Israel have so far taken the shot, which targets the original strain and its BA.4/BA.5 Omicron subvariant.
—Fox News, 19 Jan. 2023
The majority of positive cases are attributed to the BA.5 omicron subvariant, which is now the dominant variant.
—Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2022
Take the recent news about the latest Omicron subvariant, labeled BA.5.
—Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 20 July 2022
But so far this variant has made little headway outside of India, casting doubt on its ability to supplant the dominant Omicron subvariant.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2022
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Fox News, 19 Jan. 2023
The majority of positive cases are attributed to the BA.5 omicron subvariant, which is now the dominant variant.
—Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2022
Take the recent news about the latest Omicron subvariant, labeled BA.5.
—Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 20 July 2022
But so far this variant has made little headway outside of India, casting doubt on its ability to supplant the dominant Omicron subvariant.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2022
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“Subvariant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subvariant. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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subvariant
noun
sub·var·i·ant
ˌsəb-ˈver-ē-ənt
: one of two or more distinctive forms or types of the same variant
a highly contagious subvariant of the virus
Of the identified Omicron subvariants, the subvariant BA.1 was dominantly prevalent in the early days after Omicron emerged from November 2021.—Hirofumi Ohashi et al., Antiviral Research
Hirofumi Ohashi et al., Antiviral ResearchUP [=urticaria pigmentosa] is the most frequent form of cutaneous mastocytosis. A subvariant consists of non-pigmented, plaque forming lesions that occur most often in infants.—M. C. Carter and D. D. Metcalfe, Archives of Disease in Childhood
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