subsumes

verb

present tense third-person singular of subsume
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 Mitchell, in contrast, subsumes himself into his subjects, seldom intruding on the surface of his own prose. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025 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 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. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsumes
  1. includes
  2. encompasses
  3. contains
  4. involves
  5. carries
  6. entails
Verb
  • Especially not when their pregame preparation includes having to try to block out an international uproar.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The signature quilted exterior includes four more pockets, so everything is within reach.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 7 July 2026
Definition of includes
Verb
  • Spanning the southeastern coast of Mississippi and into the panhandle of Florida, the Gulf Islands National Seashore encompasses both parts of the mainland as well as the islands.
    — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • Mental health encompasses more than just loneliness, including stress, anxiety and work-life balance.
    — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of encompasses
Verb
  • The 585-acre neighborhood contains 5 million square feet of office space, including 250,000 square feet of medical offices where John Muir Health has been expanding.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • The ancient Moa Eggshell Cave in New Zealand contains the remains of several extinct animal species lost approximately a million years ago.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 6 July 2026
Definition of contains
Verb
  • All current nuclear power plants use fission, which involves splitting atoms.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Indirect grilling involves cooking food with hot air circulating it, much like in a convection oven.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026
Definition of involves
Verb
  • But Kimball House’s award-winning bar program more than carries its own weight.
    — Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • Tianwen-2 carries both a touch-and-go sampling system and an anchor-and-attach mechanism equipped with drills for collecting surface material.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of carries
Verb
  • The bicentennial occurred during an election year, with all the partisan denunciations that entails (though when Jimmy Carter narrowly beat Ford, no one thought of contesting the results).
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Embrace Both Sides Bridge building entails having a foot in each of two worlds, and a wholesome appreciation of both.
    — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of entails

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“Subsumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsumes. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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