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
And across the board, news executives are scrambling to figure out how news fits into the streaming future that is taking shape across the rest of media, subsuming entertainment and now sports.
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
Since then Fitbit has gradually been subsumed into the Google empire.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Blockchain and Trust Blockchain hype has been subsumed by the AI hype in the past couple of years.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Recently, his nephew Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current secretary of Health and Human Services, subsumed that agency into a new one: the Administration for a Healthy America, which includes mental health as one of its focuses.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
Since then Fitbit has gradually been subsumed into the Google empire.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Blockchain and Trust Blockchain hype has been subsumed by the AI hype in the past couple of years.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Recently, his nephew Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current secretary of Health and Human Services, subsumed that agency into a new one: the Administration for a Healthy America, which includes mental health as one of its focuses.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsume
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The impressive ensemble cast also includes Regina King, Margaret Qualley, Amy Brenneman, Liv Tyler, and Ann Dowd.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
26 May 2025
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Stuart would pack their trunks with clothes and supplies, including Uno cards and water guns, and cover them with stickers for drop-off.—
Sheila Yount,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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Choose products with humectants: When looking for products to maintain your hair's moisture, select those that contain humectants, which are substances that attract and hold water to hydrate the hair.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
26 May 2025
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But decades of poor water management, which have dried up lakes, rivers, and wetlands that once helped contain these storms, have turned sand and dust storms into a pressing challenge for the region, with many consequences.—
Sanam Mahoozi,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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But there are also standalone cruise-specific policies designed to deal with the many moving parts involved.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
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The idea to get involved with flag football, which will be part of the 2028 Olympics for men and women, initially crossed the mind of Post’s senior associate director of athletics, AJ McNamara, during the pandemic in 2020.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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Furthermore, Trump’s freeze on disbursement of funds from Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act encompassed modernization projects at airports nationwide.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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That encompassed two wins in Boston, a sweep of the Giants sandwiched between two sweeps of the Orioles and the first two games in Milwaukee.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Grand theft is a felony that can carry a prison sentence of up to 14 years.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
30 May 2025
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Previous studies have indicated that pure-breed cats are more likely to carry the long-type gene. Of the cats in the study, many of the mixed breed felines were former strays, suggesting that rescue cats may be more vocal.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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“Subsume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsume. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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