as in included
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 subsumed
Over the next thirty years, Nasrallah and his acolytes systemically dismantled and subsumed the sovereign Lebanese government, with even no President since 2022, and wrought havoc on the Lebanese people with little support from the population.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024
The town's natural swamplands appear to have been subsumed by the storm's torrential rain, covering much of the terrain in shallow, standing water.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024
The town's natural swamplands appear to have been subsumed by the storm's torrential rain, covering much of the terrain in shallow, standing water.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsumed
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That dock funding was included in Mayor Cavalier Johnson's 2025 budget approved by the council.Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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There are several plot holes, extra scenes clearly included just to boost Sheridan's ego, and the dialogue has become overly preachy and didactic—almost as annoying as Aaron Sorkin's mini-sermons in later seasons of The West Wing, which is saying something.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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Getting everybody involved early.Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Each general manager involved had a different strategy, and some seasons worked out better than others.Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Some of the genetic samples from the patient contained gene mutations that might help H5N1 infect people more easily.Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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The tea bags studied by the Barcelona scientists contained polypropylene, cellulose and nylon, but there are many tea bags in stores which are plastic free.Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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All five films have been Oscar shortlisted in the sound category, which since 2021 has encompassed both sound editing and mixing.Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
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Only a month ago, Santa Ana winds spurred the Franklin Fire in Malibu in December that quickly encompassed thousands of acres and endangered countless homes.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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They were carried to the Shelby Street church in a procession.Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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The butterflies also carried two types of pollen on their bodies, both from plant species found only in Africa.Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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