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"
Examples of subsume in a Sentence
games and team sports are subsumed under the classification of “recreation”
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Our digital selves begun to subsume our real selves.
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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Others were fired when Musk’s team subsumed the U.S. Digital Service and when Musk eliminated a technology office at the General Services Administration.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
Clooney offers a close study of Murrow that compares well with the real thing: His performance is, on occasion, under-vocalized for a venue of this size, but it’s wrought with great care and a willingness to be subsumed by character, not true of all stars of Clooney wattage.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Clooney offers a close study of Murrow that compares well with the real thing: his performance is, on occasion, under-vocalized for a venue of this size, but it’s wrought with great care and a willingness to be subsumed by character, somethign not true of all stars of Clooney wattage.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Others were fired when Musk’s team subsumed the U.S. Digital Service and when Musk eliminated a technology office at the General Services Administration.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
Clooney offers a close study of Murrow that compares well with the real thing: His performance is, on occasion, under-vocalized for a venue of this size, but it’s wrought with great care and a willingness to be subsumed by character, not true of all stars of Clooney wattage.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Clooney offers a close study of Murrow that compares well with the real thing: his performance is, on occasion, under-vocalized for a venue of this size, but it’s wrought with great care and a willingness to be subsumed by character, somethign not true of all stars of Clooney wattage.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Subsume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsume. Accessed 22 Jun. 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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