subsumed

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For the remainder of the film, Brontë’s character Hindley Earnshaw is subsumed into Mr. Earnshaw.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

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

Government sources deny that NHS England is being subsumed into the health department but say it will have a "leaner" role, cutting out duplication.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

America’s crisis and failure of imagination has been subsumed by a horrible reality — one that is not going away anytime soon.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025

Instead, as Marc Mauer of the Sentencing Project has noted, “all of these phenomenon were subsumed under the heading of ‘crime in the streets.’”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander