subsuming

verb

present participle of subsume
as in including
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 subsuming Eurovision was founded as an institution above politics, a way to simultaneously stoke national pride while also subsuming the ugliest parts of such identities. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 Now Disney owns more content engines, like FX, that can pump content into Hulu, which the company is subsuming into Disney+. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026 This year alone, the stock is down 29% amid the broad bloodbath subsuming the SaaS industry. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026 In this case, Paramount or Netflix would be subsuming a studio that’s been successful at putting butts in cinema seats—not that getting audiences into the cinemas has been a priority for Netflix, anyway. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025 This antediluvian town knows — and that, too, is part of its multimillion-dollar charm — that in a world of rapidly upgrading software and all-subsuming artificial intelligence, natural wisdom must be nurtured and celebrated. — Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsuming
  1. including
  2. encompassing
  3. involving
  4. containing
  5. carrying
Verb
  • In addition, key agricultural futures including rice, cotton, and corn have also rallied significantly since the beginning of the year, with most currently trading around their highest levels in three years.
    — , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Shop more outlet deals below, including an elegant candleholder, a luxe ottoman, and slim patio sofa.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of including
Verb
  • Today, the 103-year-shopping district, encompassing 15 city blocks and styled in Spanish tiles, has improved — if only slightly — with 28% of its storefronts unoccupied.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Today’s tiki scene is vast, encompassing everything from historical venues like Silver Lake’s Tiki-Ti, modern takes on the form such as Tustin’s Stowaway or Highland Park’s Lucky Tiki, or twists such as the seafaring tone of Anaheim’s Strong Water.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of encompassing
Verb
  • Her body was found Monday morning in the waters near Hagley Landing, a boat ramp leading to the Waccamaw River in the small town of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, following an extensive search involving hundreds of people and multiple agencies.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Court records show DeFoor has a history of criminal cases involving findings of mental incompetency.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of involving
Verb
  • Pricing Happy Head’s topical solution is billed on a monthly basis, with a single bottle containing two ounces of treatment solution.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Mass spectrometry revealed that the broken containers had once held something containing the chemical compounds theobromine, theophylline, caffeine, and paraxanthine.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of containing
Verb
  • Washington claimed that the launchers were preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the Hormuz Strait.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck on Monday, undermining the White House’s claims that the Strait of Hormuz is safe for navigation.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of carrying

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“Subsuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsuming. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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