subsumed; subsuming
: to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
red, green, and yellow are subsumed under the term "color"
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games and team sports are subsumed under the classification of “recreation”
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
What has subsumed this type of interaction was a wholly different beast.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 11 Feb. 2025
The dominant view in Washington argues for peace through strength, that only clear military superiority can deter China’s ambitions to subsume Taiwan and exert dominance across the Indo-Pacific.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
Tian Tian’s father, so subsumed by his drug dependency, is a volatile force whose undulating moods command the household.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Subsume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsume. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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subsume
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sub·sume
səb-ˈsüm 
subsumed; subsuming
: to include or place within something larger or more general
red and green are subsumed under the term "color"
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