subsume
verb (used with object)
to consider or include (an idea, term, proposition, etc.) as part of a more comprehensive one.
has subsumed
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present perfectof subsume (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The fake world has subsumed the real world, eradicating it and leaving nothing in its place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
The rhythms of the men’s lives have been upended; doubt has subsumed certainty, and rage mixes with helplessness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
One of the camps departs, the debate that has subsumed the platform collapses in their absence, and the whole thing withers away.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2022
And therein lies the rub: The dish that began as a method to use up a glut has subsumed Reblochon's identity.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2022
Wave had no problem handling full-throated melodies that are pop not in the way rap has subsumed culture, but pop in the sense of being familiar and approachable.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2022
