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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Examples of subsume in a Sentence
games and team sports are subsumed under the classification of “recreation”
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The Caucasus were mostly subsumed into the Russian empire in the nineteenth century had a long history of resentment towards rule by Moscow, during Tsarist, Soviet and post-Soviet times.
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Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 24 June 2024
But the new growth has subsumed the nation’s farmland, the beef-and-sheep lobby says, undermining the meat-and-dairy industry.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2024
In the middle of these acts of extreme violence, the series has a prevailing compassion for characters on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide, and emphasizes the tragic cycle of violence that subsumes even blameless young people.
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—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2024
The success of Red vs. Blue spun out into a whole company, Rooster Teeth, which was eventually subsumed by Warner Bros. Discovery.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 June 2024
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Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 24 June 2024
But the new growth has subsumed the nation’s farmland, the beef-and-sheep lobby says, undermining the meat-and-dairy industry.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2024
In the middle of these acts of extreme violence, the series has a prevailing compassion for characters on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide, and emphasizes the tragic cycle of violence that subsumes even blameless young people.
27.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2024
The success of Red vs. Blue spun out into a whole company, Rooster Teeth, which was eventually subsumed by Warner Bros. Discovery.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 June 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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