as in to include
to have as part of a whole
games and team sports are subsumed under the classification of "recreation"
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Recent Examples of subsume
There are some new security measures, but these are deftly subsumed into the original entrance.
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Mitchell, in contrast, subsumes himself into his subjects, seldom intruding on the surface of his own prose.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
To stand at the lip of Maroon Lake is to be subsumed by a silence that doesn’t ask for reverence, but assumes it.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Around 2015, fitness trackers began being subsumed into smart watches.
—Brian Santo, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2019
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Mitchell, in contrast, subsumes himself into his subjects, seldom intruding on the surface of his own prose.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
To stand at the lip of Maroon Lake is to be subsumed by a silence that doesn’t ask for reverence, but assumes it.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Around 2015, fitness trackers began being subsumed into smart watches.
—Brian Santo, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsume
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David Rosenberg, founder of the economic and market insights firm Rosenberg Research, similarly highlighted flaws with the gauge, including the use of GDP, which includes government sector activity that isn’t tied to corporate profits or future earnings.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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That's on top of industry-wide concerns about changing regulations, including tariffs, and shifting dynamics in electric and autonomous vehicle strategies.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The federal government is hurtling toward a possible shutdown at a delicate moment for the nation's economy, as a hiring slowdown stokes recession fears and inflation proves difficult to fully contain.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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This story contains mention of domestic violence.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
29 Sep. 2025
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The sheriff’s office estimated 30 inmates were involved in the incident.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
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Four of the eight firefighters involved in the crash have returned to active hand-crew duty, Hamm said.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Its Vision 2030 program, implemented in 2016, encompasses efforts to increase the country's visibility on the cultural stage.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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The park encompasses 134 miles of that stretch and is divided into 13 distinct sections.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Biennale, staged in these same spaces, carried forward that mercantile energy -- but with art as its new currency.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Mounds View running back Cayden Tran carried eight times for 46 yards and his first two touchdowns of the season, which came on runs of 7 and 4 yards.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Subsume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsume. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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