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
There is no longer a specific spot to head to for updates on the status of Fitbit, with the brand’s social media accounts and websites having been subsumed into those of Google.
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Andrew Williams, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Then, in 2013, Monsanto (since subsumed into Bayer) paid nearly $1 billion for Climate Corporation, a startup specializing in weather prediction powered by machine learning.
—Stephen Robert Miller, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
For example, the brand will subsume Tiny Happy People, an online education resource for language and communication skills.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
The transformation of Arte Povera into a commodity raises an uncomfortable question: can radical art movements still challenge the system when they get subsumed by it?
—Wilson Tarbox, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Williams, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Then, in 2013, Monsanto (since subsumed into Bayer) paid nearly $1 billion for Climate Corporation, a startup specializing in weather prediction powered by machine learning.
—Stephen Robert Miller, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
For example, the brand will subsume Tiny Happy People, an online education resource for language and communication skills.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
The transformation of Arte Povera into a commodity raises an uncomfortable question: can radical art movements still challenge the system when they get subsumed by it?
—Wilson Tarbox, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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The filing included purported text messages between Baldoni’s publicist, Jennifer Abel, and Nathan discussing the plan.Doha Madani, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
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This plan has included signing Paul Goldschmidt and Max Fried while also trading for Cody Bellinger and Devin Williams.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Be warned: This page contains spoilers for today’s puzzle.New York Times Games, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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This doc directed by filmmaker Elizabeth Miyaji contains a new interview of the 27-year-old musician, who speaks candidly about the concept of the shows and his thoughts on the project.Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2024
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The event was a Los Angeles Times 101 Best Restaurants event, according to Santa Monica Seafood, a company involved in the situation.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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On the showbiz sections of certain UK newspaper websites, the churn of stories involving Walker, Kilner and Goodman — ideally all three in the same headline for SEO purposes — seems never-ending.Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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But the more than 100 dishes also encompass marinated feta with a host of toppings, dips like labneh and tahini, and seafood such as saffron-scented squid.Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024
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This data encompasses viewership from Friday through Sunday.Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
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The bad luck didn’t end there: Signa, his partner in the Chrysler and one of the largest real-estate investors in Europe, went into bankruptcy last November, leaving RFR to carry the property financially.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
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He was charged in Pennsylvania with felony counts of forgery and carrying a firearm without a license, as well as a misdemeanor count of using fraudulent identification.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Subsume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsume. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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