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includes

verb

present tense third-person singular of include
1
as in contains
to have as part of a whole the college application included some thought-provoking essay questions

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2
as in houses
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 includes The denominator includes greater speed, capacity and outputs that were once impractical. — Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 That includes the power outage shutting down cell phone networks and Sunburn deliberately not being preachy about the often-talked about mental health risks for young people from excessive technology use. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 Their previous work includes the short film Waiting For Time, starring BAFTA winner Ariyon Bakare. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026 The collection on display in the museum includes 13 paintings from the master and some 40 sculptures, furniture and photographs. — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026 Princess Plus® includes Wi-Fi and drinks, and also covers crew appreciation—which means the crew taking care of you is taken care of, too. — Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2026 Jamaica said the Caribbean Community, which includes 23 states from the Bahamas to Guyana, endorsed the petition. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 160 and 174. — Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026 That includes streamers like Fubo, Sling TV and YouTube TV, or more traditional providers like DirecTV, Dish and Xfinity. — Takashi Williams, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for includes
  1. contains
  2. houses
  3. involves
  4. encloses
  5. encompasses
  6. encases
  7. entails
  8. surrounds
Verb
  • The bill, to its credit, contains a lot of admirable protections for athletes, most notably a 5 percent cap on agents’ commissions on NIL deals.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Thanks to the single-floor layout of the tiny house, this has ample headroom to stand upright and contains a double bed and some storage.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of contains
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  • Fort Taylor is a national historic monument and state park that houses the largest collection of Civil War armament in the world.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The classroom houses Watson's dual language immersion program, one of two in the Little Rock School District, where students receive much of their instruction in Spanish and learn to speak, read and write in both Spanish and English.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of houses
Verb
  • Top grading involves removing a leader who has grown complacent and is no longer the right match for the job and replacing them with someone who is better equipped for the new challenges in the role.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Islay is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides, with a landscape of rugged beaches and peat bogs, and traveling through it usually involves many small logistics.
    — Hayley Domin, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of involves
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  • The building encloses an acre of private landscaped courtyard, which the apartment’s airy living area overlooks.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Aug. 2026
  • When a flower matures, the ovary of the flower matures into a fruit, and that fruit encloses the seeds.
    — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
Definition of encloses
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  • Earle’s net worth also encompasses her investments in beverage companies such as SipMargs and Gorgie.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The billion-dollar, 300,000-square-foot museum, which opens to the public on September 22, encompasses 100,000 square feet of gallery space housing the collection of Lucas and Hobson.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of encompasses
Verb
  • The plastic that encases laundry pods dissolves and rinses out with the excess water.
    — Katelyn Chef, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
  • The faux hair encases her locs, allowing the blonde to be the focal point of the look.
    — Larry Stansbury, InStyle, 25 May 2026
Definition of encases
Verb
  • What the attorney general job entails The attorney general acts as Rhode Island’s top law enforcement officer, overseeing more than 250 staffers prosecuting felony cases and defending state agencies against civil lawsuits.
    — Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Kyle Shanahan made lemonade out of an attack that demonstrably could not stretch the field last season, so having a vertical threat — and the opportunities that entails — should at least pique some interest in the over, if not a Niners cover.
    — J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of entails
Verb
  • That creates a natural intimacy between players, coaches, staff and the city that surrounds it.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • A certain amount of secrecy surrounds the White House worksite, in part because of a large military structure that is being built underground, beneath where the ballroom will stand.
    — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of surrounds

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“Includes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/includes. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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