subsumed

past tense of subsume

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of subsumed But there were fewer of them — the campaign had chosen an arena that held only 2,000 — and their devotion had been subsumed by uncertainty. — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2026 Those doubts may have been subsumed for the moment by Musk’s showmanship. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 As larger, necessary conversations regarding race, genre, music and industry categorization subsumed her Blue Island press run, the album’s softer, relatively disappointing commercial returns further darkened the energy around the release. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026 That is, when the dialogue is audible at all; much of it ends up subsumed by a thundering sound mix that obscures what you’re actually meant to hear. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 But the anger at their government has been subsumed by their anger at Washington. — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026 Amid so much belabored meanness, meager appeals to conscience scan more like self-conscious obligation, easily subsumed by impotence. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026 Jay has always skillfully folded each turn into his larger mythology, going from drug dealer to rapper to label boss to executive with an air of inevitability, every choice subsumed into the glory of the hustle. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Marchesi 1824, the historic Milanese pasticceria Prada Group acquired in 2014, has operated its Galleria outpost here since September 2016 and will be subsumed into the larger Prada complex. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsumed
Verb
  • The search included both town’s police and dive teams as well as drone and canine teams along the shoreline.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Del Casher, the guitarist and inventor whose innovations included the wah-wah pedal, has died at the age of 88.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Nathaniel was involved in football, according to a fundraiser set up by Steinbeck Tigers Youth Football & Cheer.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Within the European Union, the European Commission is involved in aviation security policy and coordination between member states.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Surveillance video recovered by the Daily News shows a scrap collector finding the black cloth case used to hold a musical instrument that contained Owusu’s body.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Prosecutors said the bag also contained two white envelopes stuffed with $15,000 in cash — the remainder of Meiser’s payment.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The original home was built by William Smith Coffee Daniell II, a landowner whose property encompassed over 21,000 acres.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election encompassed Cambridge Analytica.
    — Emma L. Briant, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Sánchez has pledged an investigation and improvements to restore trust in the rail system that last year carried 45 million travelers, including millions of tourists.
    — Francisco Seco, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The rockets are carried in launch pods, with six rounds in a HIMARS pod and 12 across the two pods carried by an M270 launcher.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026

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“Subsumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsumed. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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