included

verb

past tense of include
1
as in contained
to have as part of a whole the college application included some thought-provoking essay questions

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2
as in housed
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers that inextinguishable spark of liberty that is included within every human being

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Recent Examples of included The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026 In subsequent messages included in charging documents, Robinson referenced engraving bullets and leaving his rifle wrapped in a towel. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Perhaps the iPhone 17 Pro has not been included in the time capsule to show the wonders of the iPhone and an American company’s technological innovation. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026 The game included six triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy! — Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 6 July 2026 Belgium’s lineup that day included goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, midfielders Axel Witsel and Kevin De Bruyne and striker Romelu Lukaku. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Their goals, which included a best-of-the-tournament contender from Wilson Isidor, and the celebrations that followed them, will be long remembered by those who were at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026 Pinterest, YouTube Kids, and messenger apps like WhatsApp are not included in the ban. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 23 June 2026 The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for included
  1. contained
  2. housed
  3. involved
  4. enclosed
  5. encompassed
  6. encased
  7. carried
  8. confined
Verb
  • Sanders noted that the president’s proclamation, which imposed a partial travel ban on holders of Antigua and Barbuda passports, contained several factual errors.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • Wildberries said the fire at the Kotovsk site had been contained.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of contained
Verb
  • The Sacramento Homeless Union, a local of the California Homeless Union, represents 4,600 homeless, formerly homeless and marginally-housed people in the Sacramento area, the suit said.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • The burn took place at Rocket Lab's Archimedes Test Complex, housed at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of housed
Verb
  • After years of leadership churn, the sequence of traditional events involved in the transfer of power has become familiar for many in Britain.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • No criminal charges have been filed against any immigration enforcement officer involved in the recent fatal car stops.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of involved
Verb
  • The three-level boat’s main deck and lower deck were both enclosed, according to Toczko.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Snow rooms, enclosed caverns of ice and snow, sometimes incorporating gently falling flakes, are the latest at-home flex for some of the world’s wealthiest, according to the New York Times.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026
Definition of enclosed
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  • First quarters for offenses typically are encompassed by a set of 15 or so plays that are scripted to begin a game.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • The warning also encompassed the Santa Barbara south coast and mountains, where sundowner winds could gust to 35 to 50 mph and bring temperatures into the 90s along the coast and the triple digits in the foothills, according to the weather service.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of encompassed
Verb
  • Lillard slept in the iron lung cylinder that encased her body as the air pressure in the chamber forced air in and out of her lungs.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • Lillard slept in the iron lung cylinder that encased her body as the air pressure in the chamber forced air in and out of her lungs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of encased
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  • Along with Nyong’o, celebrities like Meryl Streep, Katy Perry and Millie Bobby Brown have carried the brand’s clutches.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
  • Short cruises have carried a party reputation for years, as noted earlier, but the format has always been broader than its loudest examples.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 15 July 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • While more than 1 million Rohingya have fled across the border to Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, where they are mostly confined to overcrowded and squalid camps, roughly 630,000 still live in Rakhine, according to Human Rights Watch.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The breakthrough is currently confined to precision laboratory settings.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of confined

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“Included.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/included. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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