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
My existential panic was subsumed by more pragmatic concerns.
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Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Hannah starts flunking tests, missing class, and becomes totally subsumed in Melanie’s world and her instructor’s investment in her.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
It was now subsumed by a new sensory orientation that shifted emphasis from the eye to the ear, echoing the oral culture of earlier tribal societies.
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Brian A. Cogan,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
The Milky Way was formed gradually, as smaller galaxies, or dwarf galaxies, were subsumed into our own galaxy over billions of years.
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Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
27 May 2026
Her success brought both raves and snark, but a thing that could boldly be said of her whole deal was that it was aligned with counterculture even as it was subsumed by the mainstream.
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Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
9 May 2026
Yet today, these two once hugely profitable news operations have been subsumed within massive multinational corporations, with their legacy brand equity providing as much value to their ownership as their journalism.
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Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
OpenAI is racing to beat Anthropic and Musk’s xAI, which has been subsumed by SpaceX and is trying to IPO this summer.
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Elizabeth Lopatto,
The Verge,
29 Apr. 2026
The watery consommé subsumed what few masa dumplings swam their lonesome swirls in the bowl, with cobs of corn left like derelict buoys in the sloppy orange miasma.
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Mike Sutter,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Apr. 2026
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Hannah starts flunking tests, missing class, and becomes totally subsumed in Melanie’s world and her instructor’s investment in her.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
It was now subsumed by a new sensory orientation that shifted emphasis from the eye to the ear, echoing the oral culture of earlier tribal societies.
—
Brian A. Cogan,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
The Milky Way was formed gradually, as smaller galaxies, or dwarf galaxies, were subsumed into our own galaxy over billions of years.
—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
27 May 2026
Her success brought both raves and snark, but a thing that could boldly be said of her whole deal was that it was aligned with counterculture even as it was subsumed by the mainstream.
—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
9 May 2026
Yet today, these two once hugely profitable news operations have been subsumed within massive multinational corporations, with their legacy brand equity providing as much value to their ownership as their journalism.
—
Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
OpenAI is racing to beat Anthropic and Musk’s xAI, which has been subsumed by SpaceX and is trying to IPO this summer.
—
Elizabeth Lopatto,
The Verge,
29 Apr. 2026
The watery consommé subsumed what few masa dumplings swam their lonesome swirls in the bowl, with cobs of corn left like derelict buoys in the sloppy orange miasma.
—
Mike Sutter,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsumed
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Pinterest, YouTube Kids, and messenger apps like WhatsApp are not included in the ban.
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
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Mars and Uranus’ alignment inspires you to follow your passions, but be mindful of the risks involved!
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The collision involved one of Sacramento Regional Transit’s newer low-floor light rail trains.
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Flames raced through rows of vehicles at a Rancho Cordova salvage yard Friday evening, engulfing between 50 and 100 vehicles before more than 70 firefighters contained the blaze and kept it from spreading to neighboring businesses.
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Last July, the Reno Police Department in Nevada said in a news release that a truck shipment managed by Ceva Logistics that contained about $15 million in semiconductors and Apple products was stolen.
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The grand French state beds of the 18th century traditionally encompassed a kit that included a bed frame, canopy, mattress, sheets, pillows, coverlet, and bolster.
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Black cultural beauty standards have historically encompassed a wider range of body types including curvier, fuller figures which have been part of the aesthetic framework in ways that have offered some protection from the thin ideal.
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Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
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Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.
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“Subsumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsumed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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