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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Using a pop art palette of pink with a hypnotic depth of field and symmetry, Muñoz comments on how the colonization of Mexico by the Spanish subsumed the worship of Tonantzín into devotion to the Virgen as part of their efforts to Christianize the New World.
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Stacie Stukin, ARTnews.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Of course, Monster is also very much a manifestation of Laura's psyche, particularly her subsumed rage.
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By Scott Hocker, The Week US published 23 December 2024
That pink-and-green movie about the two witches subsumed social media and the box office during the last weeks of 2024.
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She’s always been supportive, but it’s sapped her of a true sense of self, instead subsuming all of her energy and effort into building their business and burnishing their public image.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Stacie Stukin, ARTnews.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Of course, Monster is also very much a manifestation of Laura's psyche, particularly her subsumed rage.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
By Scott Hocker, The Week US published 23 December 2024
That pink-and-green movie about the two witches subsumed social media and the box office during the last weeks of 2024.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024
She’s always been supportive, but it’s sapped her of a true sense of self, instead subsuming all of her energy and effort into building their business and burnishing their public image.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Subsume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsume. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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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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