included; including
1
: to take in or comprise as a part of a whole or group
The price of dinner includes dessert.
He doesn't want to be included in the project.
2
: to contain between or within
two sides and the included angle
3
: to shut up : enclose
Examples of include in a Sentence
The speakers will include several experts on the subject.
The price of dinner includes dessert.
Admission to the museum is included in the tour package.
The results came in too late for us to include them in the study.
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Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
While spa treatments are not included in the price of stay, like food and most activities, there are many wellness offerings like yoga, pilates, and meditation, a full gym, and use of a giant heated swimming pool that are included for no additional fee.
—Katie Mathews, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2026
Cassimere, who retired in 2007 after 37 years as a professor of history at the University of New Orleans, recalled finally entering the famed restaurant a year later as a member of the city's youth council, accompanying a lunch group that included a high-ranking NAACP official.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Investigators are combing through tens of thousands of tips and poring over evidence, including analyzing DNA on a glove found near Guthrie’s home and investigating a backpack seen in a video of the suspect.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Include.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/include. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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include
verb
in·clude
in-ˈklüd 
included; including
: to take in or have as part of a whole or group
the recipe included many ingredients
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