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 according to Fortune’s reporting, the Supreme Court has given signs that an administration’s move to subsume the central bank through a Fed takeover might receive their support.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
But it was quickly subsumed by a series of controversies.
—Steven Hyden, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
These observations, however, are always subsumed within religious dogma, whether Christian, Islamic, or Judaic.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
Easily corrected once Greenland or Canada is subsumed by the U.S.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
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Erik Sherman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
But it was quickly subsumed by a series of controversies.
—Steven Hyden, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
These observations, however, are always subsumed within religious dogma, whether Christian, Islamic, or Judaic.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
Easily corrected once Greenland or Canada is subsumed by the U.S.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsume
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Agents and forensic experts from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recovered and analyzed key evidence from the Tesla attack, including Molotov cocktails allegedly used in the arson.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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The lack of border security created real problems for Americans, including crimes such as human trafficking and drug smuggling.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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So Koester compiled a database that now contains more than 500,000 missing person searches dating back to the 1970s.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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In fact, some of his other works contain plenty of illustrations, especially for depicting species.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
2 May 2025
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His work involved securing software using AI to find and close any loopholes where someone could exploit a vulnerability in the code.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Daniel also has and continues to be involved in podcasting at the newspaper.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2025
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Roughly one-third of the world’s prune supply came from the orchards of Santa Clara County, which encompassed Palo Alto.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
25 Apr. 2025
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Garcia was first elected in 2022 to represent the 42nd U.S. Congressional District, which encompasses parts of Los Angeles County and the city of Long Beach.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Macdonald-King said the new charging facility is designed to serve as a transfer point between the specialized trucks that carry freight from the port and other trucks that ply the interstate highways to the east and north.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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One that carries more weight with the context of the previous episode, in which Gibbs discovered that his VA support group leader was Sandman, a deadly sniper the team has been hunting since the pilot.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Subsume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsume. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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