as in included
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 subsumed
But ends were subsumed into homogenous bowls and lost their charge in the process.
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
What the files do seem to confirm, though, is the conspiracy theorist’s view of an elite stratosphere, where normal rules don’t apply, everyone knows each other, and ideological differences are subsumed to self-interested motives.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 14 Feb. 2026
Warner Brothers waits to be subsumed by Netflix or Paramount, cinemas are losing customers to streaming, and franchise entertainment continues to dumb us all down.
—Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Here, as with Job — a recent tech thriller onstage that was far more shocking than Data, though also quite neat — theater is still straining to address the question of how people get subsumed by Silicon Valley’s layers of compromise.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026
Those subsumed by viruses or mold have been at the core of the experience, and Capcom has always worked to upgrade them.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Feingold watched with alarm as, in the wake of 9/11, the country’s immigration policy was subsumed by counterterrorism.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
In daytime, the rumbling of the steppe is subsumed by bright, relentless light.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Slow-attack tones emerge and are subsumed back within the haze, like single strands of a spiderweb zooming in and out of focus; the uppermost reaches are suffused in a delicate scrim of what sounds like electronic crickets.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
James McNicholas, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
What the files do seem to confirm, though, is the conspiracy theorist’s view of an elite stratosphere, where normal rules don’t apply, everyone knows each other, and ideological differences are subsumed to self-interested motives.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 14 Feb. 2026
Warner Brothers waits to be subsumed by Netflix or Paramount, cinemas are losing customers to streaming, and franchise entertainment continues to dumb us all down.
—Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Here, as with Job — a recent tech thriller onstage that was far more shocking than Data, though also quite neat — theater is still straining to address the question of how people get subsumed by Silicon Valley’s layers of compromise.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026
Those subsumed by viruses or mold have been at the core of the experience, and Capcom has always worked to upgrade them.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Feingold watched with alarm as, in the wake of 9/11, the country’s immigration policy was subsumed by counterterrorism.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
In daytime, the rumbling of the steppe is subsumed by bright, relentless light.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Slow-attack tones emerge and are subsumed back within the haze, like single strands of a spiderweb zooming in and out of focus; the uppermost reaches are suffused in a delicate scrim of what sounds like electronic crickets.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsumed
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While spa treatments are not included in the price of stay, like food and most activities, there are many wellness offerings like yoga, pilates, and meditation, a full gym, and use of a giant heated swimming pool that are included for no additional fee.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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Cassimere, who retired in 2007 after 37 years as a professor of history at the University of New Orleans, recalled finally entering the famed restaurant a year later as a member of the city's youth council, accompanying a lunch group that included a high-ranking NAACP official.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Duffy said the companies involved in the Indiana crash were all registered at the same apartment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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Schools get involved Social and emotional awareness isn’t just rising online, in literature, and at home.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
20 Feb. 2026
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After his death, Bogut and her family found out that the drugs Patryk had used before his death contained a lethal dose of fentanyl.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2026
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The fire is over 280,000 acres and only 15% contained, according to Watch Duty, a wildfire tracking app.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The evaluation encompassed evaluations of companies based on direct and indirect recommendations.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
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The collection encompassed oversized puffer jackets, tracksuits, and base layers, as well as two fresh shoe models.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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During the press conference, Isaacman admitted that the spacecraft should never have carried astronauts, given the unresolved technical issues.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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The feeling of dread only worsened as teammates carried her first to the sideline, where coaches and trainers eventually carried her to the locker room.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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