SUBSUMES Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

subsumes

verb

present tense third-person singular of subsume

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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 subsumes Whereas Bo Bardi displaces her building to surrender the ground, Zumthor subsumes the city in an attempt to become it. — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 For a few weeks every March, American productivity collapses into a blur of fake doctor’s appointments and furtive glances at phones under conference tables as the NCAA’s annual basketball tournament subsumes the culture. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026 Neither is the machine that, partway through the play, noisily turns the stage into a great berg of foam, which slowly subsumes a resigned Kramer. — Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026 But to say the administration can be defined as a lack of character—the term subsumes all those other judgments, and is much harder to question. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026 Mitchell, in contrast, subsumes himself into his subjects, seldom intruding on the surface of his own prose. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025

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The arthropod group includes animals that are without a backbone or any bones at all, strictly speaking, their bodies being encased in a ringed, exterior tegument and having legs and, sometimes, wings.

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Matsui, 82, faces progressive challenger and Sacramento Councilmember Mai Vang for the 7th Congressional District, which includes Sacramento’s downtown core, Elk Grove, Placerville and El Dorado Hills.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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Instead, Hugo says the case encompasses a much broader body of work stemming from compositions the two created during nearly 50 studio sessions between 2019 and 2021.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026
Los Angeles–area cultural institution the Huntington, which encompasses an art museum, library, and botanical garden, has announced this year’s gifts to its art collection from the Huntington’s Art Collectors’ Council.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of encompasses

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According to Maxx Leekley, Production Lead & Inventory Manager at Chocolate Fish, the application process involves more than just roasting up a good bean.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The battery manufacturing process involves many steps that could be made more energy-efficient.

— Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of involves

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Conventional denim dyeing usually entails rope-dyeing yarn through indigo baths, then finishing the material across a sequence of wet and dry stages that include washing, bleaching, sanding and rinsing.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
In a bit of crowd work, Von quizzes an audience member about how many hamsters that entails.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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