subsumed

past tense of subsume

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of subsumed A number of pasts—Dutch, Puritan English, and revolutionary era—have been subsumed in the telling, and the changes Rip finds on returning to his village suggest Irving’s own ambivalence about the direction the United States was taking. Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 Rise and Fall Season 2 was announced in March after the first run became a huge hit for Amazon’s MX Player, which has since been subsumed into Prime Video. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 Each presents a group portrait of a handful of disaffected British suburbanites—husbands who resent their deadening jobs, toddlers who whine and interrupt, and, above all, hassled wives subsumed by a crush of household obligations. Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 But their success on the floor has often been subsumed by controversies. Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026 The writers also cited Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox assets, arguing that Fox’s independent creative voice has essentially been subsumed by Disney’s corporate imperatives. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 July 2026 Blanche did pay at least a few pennies of tribute to the notion of a Justice Department not entirely subsumed to presidential power. Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 In time, prediction markets will be subsumed into regulation and taxation. Yun Li, CNBC, 8 July 2026 Hannah starts flunking tests, missing class, and becomes totally subsumed in Melanie’s world and her instructor’s investment in her. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsumed
Verb
  • Their summer window, which included signing the former Manchester United pair Millie Turner and Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund, was eye-catching.
    Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The group included residents as well as others who either grew up there or had family ties to the town.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • If travel or education is involved, research the first cost and deadline.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
  • He is financially involved in nearly every aspect of the court and, despite being 60, even attempted to play in a professional tournament last year.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Thomasin McKenzie plays a young woman, Alyce, steeped in her own trauma and loss, who attaches herself to the ploughman, and her ability to express wide-eyed, barely contained hysteria and fear is unmatched.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • One narrative contained in the Koran speaks of the people of Ad.
    Robert Stone, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The warning encompassed the Getty Center as well as Mount Saint Mary’s University.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The publication grew under her leadership, and encompassed a more diverse range of voices, featuring the likes of Maya Angelou, Angela Davis, and Alice Walker.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Each session creates another set of parts that must be stored, carried, disassembled, and cleaned.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • At a nearby Sheraton hotel, the hurricane carried several cars across the parking lot and destroyed the hotel’s oceanfront restaurant.
    Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Subsumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsumed. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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