Subject matter
Subject matter noun - What a communication that is about something is about.
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Thought and subject matter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thought" instead a noun phrase "Subject matter".
Thought
Thought noun - A careful weighing of the reasons for or against something.
Subject matter and thought are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Subject matter" instead a noun "Thought".
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- Nobody really thought Straight Outta Compton would be a hit, thanks to the subject matter, the R-rating, and the lack of established actors outside of Paul Giamatti.
Source: And You Thought It Would Fail - The makers of the film apparently thought its subject matter was too scary, so they softened it with "zany" circus music and the narrator (who happens to be Troy McClure) making some puns.
Source: Scare 'Em Straight -
The topics of their songs also ping-pong back and forth between the initial subject matter and any number of nonsensical witticisms: exactly how the fire in the Taco Bell is relevant to the fire in the disco need not be over-thought.
Source: Music / Electric Six
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