subsumed
Example Sentences
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Washington’s intention to wage a humane and gentlemanly war for American independence was subsumed by proliferating mayhem, especially on the remote frontiers, where practices such as scalping were well established.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
A woman in her position could very easily allow herself to be subsumed by the mechanism that protects celebrity.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2025
Eventually she is subsumed into this alien universe, a creature of nature who allows birds to roost on her chromium shoulder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
But pollster David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, says they have been subsumed by the "existential threat" of the trade war with the US.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
“It was a routinized way of trying to learn the cases. Not Joe. He wouldn’t have any of that. But he had that quality which we always vaguely subsumed under ‘thinking like a lawyer.’
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
