as in includes
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 subsumes
For a few weeks every March, American productivity collapses into a blur of fake doctor’s appointments and furtive glances at phones under conference tables as the NCAA’s annual basketball tournament subsumes the culture.
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Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
31 Mar. 2026
Neither is the machine that, partway through the play, noisily turns the stage into a great berg of foam, which slowly subsumes a resigned Kramer.
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Talya Zax,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
But to say the administration can be defined as a lack of character—the term subsumes all those other judgments, and is much harder to question.
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Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Mitchell, in contrast, subsumes himself into his subjects, seldom intruding on the surface of his own prose.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
31 Mar. 2026
Neither is the machine that, partway through the play, noisily turns the stage into a great berg of foam, which slowly subsumes a resigned Kramer.
—
Talya Zax,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
But to say the administration can be defined as a lack of character—the term subsumes all those other judgments, and is much harder to question.
—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Mitchell, in contrast, subsumes himself into his subjects, seldom intruding on the surface of his own prose.
—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsumes
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So far, there is no indication that his departure includes a settlement agreement.
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The offering includes binary option contracts based on the Mini-S&P 500 Index, the company said in a press release on Tuesday.
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In reality, Lewis says, men have a deep, wide range of feeling that encompasses both traditionally masculine and traditionally feminine aspects.
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The destination encompasses six islands strung together between Key Largo and Key West, and a whole lot of adventure from excellent sportfishing to kayaking emerald waters.
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Bar soap contains fatty acids that react with certain minerals, especially those in hard water.
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The report compiled by the Star-Telegram contains data from June 7-13 and 98 inspections.
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The longer answer involves a team of researchers right down the road in Arlington who are about to play a real role in keeping it that way.
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Renting out parking lots, auditoriums and other school facilities often involves coming in on weekends and troubleshooting issues with vendors throughout the week, the North Side principal said.
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Yet such an approach carries the risk of more violent swings in stock and bond prices, analysts say, and ultimately could lead to higher interest rates for consumers and businesses.
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Fans split over who carries the blame, from the fighter and his team to the commission and the promotion.
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Even with Mars out of the question, that vision entails many long years of pouring billions of dollars into high-risk, profit-eating endeavors.
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However, such growth entails substantial costs.
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“Subsumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsumes. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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