as in to include
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 subsume
In the event that the fire does subsume the broadcast towers, the TV and radio stations would be off the broadcast airwaves until any auxiliary towers elsewhere could be brought online.
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
We’ve been subsumed into the greater personality of the group mind, that’s what’s been created.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
As the holiday catalog rush threatens to subsume the entirety of popular music this week, one breakout artist debuts an entirely new LP on the top five of the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Dec. 21): ROSÉ.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
The teacher explained that the island might soon be subsumed by rising sea levels.
—New York Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
We’ve been subsumed into the greater personality of the group mind, that’s what’s been created.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
As the holiday catalog rush threatens to subsume the entirety of popular music this week, one breakout artist debuts an entirely new LP on the top five of the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Dec. 21): ROSÉ.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
The teacher explained that the island might soon be subsumed by rising sea levels.
—New York Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsume
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All that remains is a Taylor Swift Karaoke: Reputation album, which does not include Swift's vocals.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Other stars featured throughout the year include George Raft, Barbara Stanwyck, Red Skeleton, Mae West, Gary Cooper, and Merle Oberon.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
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Like a giant Jenga tower, the church contained various building support redundancies, such as buttressing, masonry and tie-rods.—
John Penney,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2025
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The sunscreens contain photolyase to calm and soothe; niacinamide for brightening and collagen production; squalene for hydration; and lingonberry to ward off blue light damage.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2025
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In November, a source told People magazine Hines was contemplating divorcing Kennedy when reports emerged that he had allegedly been involved in an affair with a political journalist.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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According to the Tacoma News Tribune, the settlement was announced in March 2024 and involved payouts to nearly 200 current and former residents who were eligible to file paperwork to get their share of the settlement over dirty water.—
Carleen Johnson | The Center Square,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Jan. 2025
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Executive actions encompass all presidential directives, executive orders, presidential memoranda and proclamations.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2025
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The breached data encompassed a vast range of sensitive information, including Social Security numbers, International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers, payment details, and personal identification records.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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However, SpaceX had already done it one better the year before, carrying NASA astronauts well beyond, to the International Space Station.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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In one, five women in white hanbok, carrying bundles of white laundry on their heads, form a tight, diagonal spiral (in response to gusts of wind?) against dark fields of grass and cropland.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Subsume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsume. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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