SUBSUME Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

subsume

verb

səb-ˈsüm

Definition of subsume

as in to include

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 subsume The writers also cited Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox assets, arguing that Fox’s independent creative voice has essentially been subsumed by Disney’s corporate imperatives. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 July 2026 Blanche did pay at least a few pennies of tribute to the notion of a Justice Department not entirely subsumed to presidential power. — Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 The children of Al Hol were subsumed into a Syria being quickly remade after Assad’s fall in late 2024. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 In time, prediction markets will be subsumed into regulation and taxation. — Yun Li, CNBC, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for subsume

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Chinese manufacturers have expanded from areas including etching and deposition into ion implantation, inspection and metrology, according to Goldman.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Additionally, the career money list only includes official prize money.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of include

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The filing says a witness reported seeing a gray GMC Denali towing a box trailer containing people, including children.

— Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Hugging Face’s, meanwhile, is a few pages shorter but contains specific lines of code and evidence from its systems about what happened.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of contain

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Salesforce and other software stocks have perked up over the past month, as sentiment around the group improved for a couple of reasons, including a Reuters report on take-private talks involving HR software provider Workday .

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Some 10 projects will be shown to prospective brand partners for possible development and production, letting companies get involved before projects are fully financed or produced.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of involve

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But Giamatteo sees the QNX business as key to a future in AI, specifically, physical AI, a term that encompasses products like autonomous cars and robotics.

— Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Matthews addressed The Bachelorette lead’s turbulent relationship with Mortensen, which encompasses a history of domestic violence.

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

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