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
Germain McMicking—Neon Advertisement Together is a squishy-gross body-horror comedy about the ways longtime couples sometimes meld sensibilities so completely that one partner or the other may feel subsumed by the whole.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
What happened next was a snowball effect – as small stray details were subsumed into a big imagined coverup by the White House.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
In the second, that body is subsumed into the world.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
There are some new security measures, but these are deftly subsumed into the original entrance.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
To stand at the lip of Maroon Lake is to be subsumed by a silence that doesn’t ask for reverence, but assumes it.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Over the next thirty years, Nasrallah and his acolytes systemically dismantled and subsumed the sovereign Lebanese government, with even no President since 2022, and wrought havoc on the Lebanese people with little support from the population.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024
The town's natural swamplands appear to have been subsumed by the storm's torrential rain, covering much of the terrain in shallow, standing water.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Around 2015, fitness trackers began being subsumed into smart watches.
—Brian Santo, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2019
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
What happened next was a snowball effect – as small stray details were subsumed into a big imagined coverup by the White House.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
In the second, that body is subsumed into the world.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
There are some new security measures, but these are deftly subsumed into the original entrance.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
To stand at the lip of Maroon Lake is to be subsumed by a silence that doesn’t ask for reverence, but assumes it.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Over the next thirty years, Nasrallah and his acolytes systemically dismantled and subsumed the sovereign Lebanese government, with even no President since 2022, and wrought havoc on the Lebanese people with little support from the population.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024
The town's natural swamplands appear to have been subsumed by the storm's torrential rain, covering much of the terrain in shallow, standing water.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Around 2015, fitness trackers began being subsumed into smart watches.
—Brian Santo, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsumed
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By September, exposure locations in southwest Utah included high school events, a local festival, and restaurants, according to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The circular included a QR code to scan for those interested in joining.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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That was a very conscious decision not to be involved in the gentrification of Los Angeles, where people were buying and flipping mid-century-modern ranch houses.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The incident is being investigated and anyone involved will be disciplined per board policy, Sharp said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
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Because the broad thrust of Powell’s speech contained worries about the softening labor market, which implies the Fed will stay on its rate-cutting path in the near term.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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Lopez tried to flee into a residence, but deputies quickly contained him, sheriff's officials said.—
Michelle Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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In fiscal year 2024 — which encompassed much of former President Joe Biden’s last year in office — ICE deported about 271,000 non-citizens, according to the agency’s annual report.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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The final results, accepted by the Boston Election Commission on Monday, also led to Wu, Kraft and Cappucci picking up votes in the partial recount, which encompassed five of the city’s 22 wards.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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The family’s mediator and breadwinner, the one who carried its optimism and kept it afloat, was Bruce’s mother Adele, who worked as a legal secretary.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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This was a common accessory for religious brides at the time, as Grace Kelly also carried one for her 1956 wedding to Prince Rainier III.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Subsumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsumed. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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