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.
—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
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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His broad network of advisers includes many prominent figures, including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, investor Stanley Druckenmiller, and Chevron CEO Mike Wirth, all of whom appeared at his swearing-in last month at the White House.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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The wellness journey includes two options from a full menu, including body scrubs, acupressure massage, and cupping therapy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The trail is the most popular route in the park in Grand Canyon National Park, which encompasses 1,218,375 acres in Arizona.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park encompasses just over 70 miles of the Appalachian Trail, which travels from Georgia to Maine.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
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Located in the bustling Chinese city of Hangzhou, the Prism contains 43,000 sq m (almost 463,000 sq ft) of floorspace, which is divided between hotel accommodation, residential units, offices, and retail space.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 June 2026
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The novel contains riveting dialogue, words that dance around what cannot be said.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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Preparing your home for summer often involves changing bedding and window treatments or setting up fans and air conditioning units.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Meal timing and the gut In the new research, the authors defined chronic physiological stress by participants’ composite allostatic load score — which involves eight cardiovascular, metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers, such as blood pressure, cholesterol and body mass index.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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At least a couple million of those feet are directly attributable to Clover, who always carries some twine with her so visitors can add to the ball.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The new money is chasing a job that did not exist three years ago, and only part of what carries the AI label is the genuinely new part.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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While the position entails fulfilling four roles, the job of the assessor arguably carries the highest stakes.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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The first approach—the easiest default position—is to squeeze out the remaining essence of neoliberalism, taking the wealthiest patrons as the primary audience, whatever interests and investments that entails.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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“Subsumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsumes. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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