subsume
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Definition of subsume
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Synonyms & Antonyms for subsume
Synonyms
carry, comprehend, contain, embrace, encompass, entail, include, involve, number, take in
Antonyms
exclude, leave (out), miss out [British], omit
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But now, as the President’s online pronouncements and stream of daily commentary have almost subsumed regular policymaking, few dispute the significance of having an around the clock, unfiltered Presidential feed. — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, "Trump’s Wacky, Angry, and Extreme August," 3 Sep. 2019 By the summer of 1990, the New Kids were the biggest act in the world — and had fully lost control of their image, now subsumed by a global merchandising blitzkrieg worth about $400 million. — Rebecca Schuman, Longreads, "I’ll Be Loving You Forever," 14 Aug. 2019 The new law also establishes the National Research Agency, a giant new institution that may subsume most government research centers, including the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) in Jakarta. — Dyna Rochmyaningsih, Science | AAAS, "Indonesia’s strict new biopiracy rules could stifle international research," 24 July 2019 As social media began to subsume the internet, Alapine purposely kept a low profile, for security reasons. — Rina Raphael, New York Times, "Why Doesn’t Anyone Want to Live in This Perfect Place?," 24 Aug. 2019 This isn't mere nostalgia for the retail brand that has subsumed stores like FuncoLand, Babbage's, and Software Etc. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Why the gaming world will be worse once GameStop is gone," 2 Aug. 2019 There’s also the risk that email-management services such as Gmail Inbox and Yahoo Mail could subsume email into yet another proprietary solution, even if the underlying send-and-receive technology remains open. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, "Work Ruined Email," 2 Aug. 2019 At the high end of that range, many coastal and arid regions that are currently home to humans would become uninhabitable, subsumed by sea or desert. — Quanta Magazine, "Scientists Parse Ocean’s Dynamic Role in Climate Change," 11 Apr. 2013 Conscientious government biologists and scientists often feel torn and overwhelmed, subsumed by a system co-opted by industry. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: The American West is dying. Christopher Ketcham’s ‘This Land’ is a rallying cry to save it," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'subsume.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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