subsumed

verb

past tense of subsume
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 Following the merger of Banijay Entertainment and RedBird IMI’s All3 assets, All3MI was subsumed into Banijay Rights, though the All3 business has continued to announce deals ahead of MIPCOM Cannes in October. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026 Each presents a group portrait of a handful of disaffected British suburbanites—husbands who resent their deadening jobs, toddlers who whine and interrupt, and, above all, hassled wives subsumed by a crush of household obligations. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 But their success on the floor has often been subsumed by controversies. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026 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 Hannah starts flunking tests, missing class, and becomes totally subsumed in Melanie’s world and her instructor’s investment in her. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsumed
  1. included
  2. involved
  3. contained
  4. encompassed
  5. carried
Verb
  • Those contracts included clauses calling for international arbitration, which seemed to reduce or remove the risk of unilateral government action.
    — Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Its deployment included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 250 days.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of included
Verb
  • Verify the numbers, name the next step, and let clear facts make the agreement feel safer for everyone involved.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The university asserted that the subpoena would create unnecessary work for the police department, unearth irrelevant documents and waste the time of everyone involved.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of involved
Verb
  • According to the lawsuit, Zaragoza purchased a chalupa supreme meal box that contained iceberg lettuce from a Taco Bell restaurant on July 11.
    — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That’s a decrease from Sunday, when the fire was 25% contained.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of contained
Verb
  • Supporters highlight funding efforts Perkins and his supporters, however, want voters to know the councilmember’s career has encompassed more than just the data center debacle.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Missouri's 5th Congressional District, which encompassed much of the Kansas City metro area, was carved up to favor a Republican challenger.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of encompassed
Verb
  • Norman carried his district and the upstate, where the Grahams were raised and where conservative voters had been most critical of the late senator.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Ukraine resumed drone attacks on Moscow overnight into Wednesday morning, the city's Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said, hours after the departure of the plane that carried CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow for an unannounced visit on Tuesday morning.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of carried

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“Subsumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsumed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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