subsume
verb (used with object)
to consider or include (an idea, term, proposition, etc.) as part of a more comprehensive one.
was subsuming
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past progressiveof subsume.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The Americans “were really athletic — and it seemed to me that it was subsuming their athleticism.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2022
