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as in contained
to have as part of a whole
the college application included some thought-provoking essay questions
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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 applicant also included a follow-up email explaining the scope of the work and requesting payment within 14 days.
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Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The Heat nearly wasted a 15-point second-half lead, but held on in a contest that included 14 lead changes to improve to 2-7 over its last nine games.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
The Chicago White Sox first baseman had a heck of a return to the area on Monday, clobbering a grand slam as part of an evening that included two hits and six RBIs.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Hashbrowns and a small soft drink are included in the meal.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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, 31 Mar. 2026
That included intercept, de-mining, strike, future convoy and escort and patrol operations at sea, Rogynskyy added.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
The inning included two-run doubles by Willi Castro and Ezequiel Tovar.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2026
The military operation included hits on ballistic missile storage facilities, according to reports, as war rages on in the Middle East.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2026
Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The Heat nearly wasted a 15-point second-half lead, but held on in a contest that included 14 lead changes to improve to 2-7 over its last nine games.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
The Chicago White Sox first baseman had a heck of a return to the area on Monday, clobbering a grand slam as part of an evening that included two hits and six RBIs.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Hashbrowns and a small soft drink are included in the meal.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
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, 31 Mar. 2026
That included intercept, de-mining, strike, future convoy and escort and patrol operations at sea, Rogynskyy added.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
The inning included two-run doubles by Willi Castro and Ezequiel Tovar.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2026
The military operation included hits on ballistic missile storage facilities, according to reports, as war rages on in the Middle East.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for included
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Forensic drug reports showed that about 98% of medetomidine-positive samples also contained fentanyl.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The vessel was missing but was later contained.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The image appears to show the bottom of Orion's service module where its main engine and auxiliary thrusters are housed.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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And, most people who are living on the street are actively trying to become housed.—
Benjamin F. Henwood,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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The slide appears to have involved a thick slab of soft snow breaking loose at a weak layer in the snowpack, the report said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Riverside County Department of Animal Services officials are seeking help from the public in locating a pair of dogs that were recently involved in an attack on a wild burro, part of a series of attacks on the creatures dating back to late 2025.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The footage showed tubes with ruptures and other damaged structures that used to be inside the pressure vessel, which originally was enclosed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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As a precaution, the highway leading out of Izium to the next town has also been enclosed in a corridor of netting.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Council’s definition of at risk of eviction encompassed anyone who had gotten a demand letter from their landlord, a first step in an often months- or years-long process towards eviction.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The 2023-2024 El Niño, which encompassed the summer of 2023, was one of the top five strongest warming episodes on record, according to The Weather Channel.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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His entire right foot encased in ice, Foster bunny-hopped onto the dais, hobbling from ice foot to sneakered foot, to his seat.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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The primary suite is the crown jewel of the space—encased in a wall of glass that welcomes natural light at every angle from the living room just below.—
Kristin Braswell,
Architectural Digest,
23 Mar. 2026
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This year, Leo carried the cross through the fourteen stations that mark Jesus’ suffering and death.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ovalle had to be carried of the field.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Because this month’s layoffs are not confined to tech and spread across airlines, logistics, food production, healthcare, and more, the overall job market may be entering a recalibration period due to cost pressures and the rise of artificial intelligence.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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This cosmic expansion doesn’t actually consist of anything exceeding the speed of light, as the limits of special relativity (which limit speeds to a limit of the speed of light) are confined to two objects passing each other at the same location in space.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Included.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/included. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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