subsuming

present participle of subsume

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of subsuming Eurovision was founded as an institution above politics, a way to simultaneously stoke national pride while also subsuming the ugliest parts of such identities. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 Now Disney owns more content engines, like FX, that can pump content into Hulu, which the company is subsuming into Disney+. Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026 This year alone, the stock is down 29% amid the broad bloodbath subsuming the SaaS industry. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026 In this case, Paramount or Netflix would be subsuming a studio that’s been successful at putting butts in cinema seats—not that getting audiences into the cinemas has been a priority for Netflix, anyway. David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025 This antediluvian town knows — and that, too, is part of its multimillion-dollar charm — that in a world of rapidly upgrading software and all-subsuming artificial intelligence, natural wisdom must be nurtured and celebrated. Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsuming
Verb
  • The fires in the Bordeaux wine-growing, forested and tourism-heavy region are among the blazes that have swept across pockets of southern Europe in recent weeks, including Spain and Greece.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Certain medications, including blood thinners, might make tattooing unsafe.
    Rachel Brown Kirkland, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • But the majority of the tickets sold were on opening weekend, encompassing some repeat viewing from diehards but also a lot of general audience attendance.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 July 2026
  • The Okefenokee Swamp is regarded as one of the world’s largest freshwater ecosystems, encompassing a vast network of wetlands that supports exceptional biodiversity and serves as the source of two major rivers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Ferguson said that the years of lawsuits and controversies involving the department have contributed to a lack of public trust.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • Coinbase, meanwhile, is struggling to find its footing after betting heavily on a strategy involving its in-house blockchain that has yet to pay off.
    Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Semax, a peptide containing seven amino acids, has been studied for its potential effects on the central nervous system.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • In her hand is an unopened envelope from a DNA testing company, containing the answer to whether Max was ever really her father.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • That was part of his wider goal of sending endless waves of bomb-carrying drones and robots to hit Russian encampments in a bid to sharply reduce Ukraine’s casualties.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Then in April, one of the company’s ships was passing Puerto Rico between two other jobs while carrying an advanced underwater drone with the right sensors to find the plane.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

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“Subsuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsuming. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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