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as in contains
to have as part of a whole
the college application included some thought-provoking essay questions
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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 crew includes the first woman to travel beyond Earth orbit, making the mission a historic milestone.
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Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Due to a contract dispute, Comcast has dropped coverage of Scripps TV stations, which includes the Panthers’ broadcast channels.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
The Botanical Gardens next door includes the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden, specifically designed for children.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
Besides carnivorous snake-trees, majestic candlehawks, and various glittering quasi-insects, the Scythian biome includes a species called the basket-men, who look like a cross between great apes and praying mantises.
—Stephanie Burt, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
On average, the federal government pays roughly 70% of the total cost of the overarching Medicaid program in Idaho, which includes the expansion.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
In fact, the rookie catcher has made an impressive splash through the first six games of her career, which includes the Storm’s annual five-game spring break trip to Tennessee.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
The cast also includes Jennifer Jason Leigh as Jillian Graves, Lincoln Graves’ sister, and aunt to Bishop Graves; Jordana Brewster as Kat Claiborne, a seasoned inspector at the San Francisco Police Department; and Harry Treadaway as Wyatt.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
The cast includes Gordon Cormier as Aang, Kiawentiio as Katara, Ian Ousley as Sokka, Dallas Liu as Prince Zuko, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Uncle Iroh, Elizabeth Yu as Princess Azula, Momona Tamada as Ty Lee and Daniel Dae Kim as Fire Lord Ozai.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Due to a contract dispute, Comcast has dropped coverage of Scripps TV stations, which includes the Panthers’ broadcast channels.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
The Botanical Gardens next door includes the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden, specifically designed for children.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
Besides carnivorous snake-trees, majestic candlehawks, and various glittering quasi-insects, the Scythian biome includes a species called the basket-men, who look like a cross between great apes and praying mantises.
—Stephanie Burt, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
On average, the federal government pays roughly 70% of the total cost of the overarching Medicaid program in Idaho, which includes the expansion.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
In fact, the rookie catcher has made an impressive splash through the first six games of her career, which includes the Storm’s annual five-game spring break trip to Tennessee.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
The cast also includes Jennifer Jason Leigh as Jillian Graves, Lincoln Graves’ sister, and aunt to Bishop Graves; Jordana Brewster as Kat Claiborne, a seasoned inspector at the San Francisco Police Department; and Harry Treadaway as Wyatt.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
The cast includes Gordon Cormier as Aang, Kiawentiio as Katara, Ian Ousley as Sokka, Dallas Liu as Prince Zuko, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Uncle Iroh, Elizabeth Yu as Princess Azula, Momona Tamada as Ty Lee and Daniel Dae Kim as Fire Lord Ozai.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for includes
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Neither collection of documents contains a smoking gun.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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At this stage, the chicks are fed small bites of fish or other prey, and the parents’ saliva, which contains electrolytes and antibodies, helps give the eaglets a healthy start.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The grant builds on the bank’s ongoing community engagement in the city that houses its largest workforce, Wells Fargo said.—
Chase Jordan
April 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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Some prominent commercial buildings elsewhere in Riyadh — including the Al Faisaliah Tower, which houses JPMorgan and Apple — were also evacuated over the weekend.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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His heroism, as described in the book, involves matters that reach deep into the history of New York’s cinematic craft unions.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Part of that transformation, Hernández said, involves controlling the narrative.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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This process continues for decades until eventually, one day, immune mediators rupture the cap that encloses the plaque.—
Mary J. Scourboutakos,
The Conversation,
19 Dec. 2025
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Much of the seven acres encompasses what remains of the Sidney Waxman Conifer Collection.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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The sphere of influence encompasses an approximately 40,000-mile radius region around the moon.—
ByMary Kekatos,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The tourbillon version encases an appealing tension between the 270-piece complication’s visceral architecture and Roth’s flair for aristocratic typefaces and theatrical curves.—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The plastic that encases laundry pods dissolves and rinses out with the excess water.—
Katelyn Chef,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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This entails a few minutes of extra work to ensure there is enough clearance to open the hatches in an emergency and for the astronauts to quickly escape.—
Miles Doran,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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To stand around collecting a paycheck when the ones who deserve the money are TSA agents who know what the job entails?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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With its maritime forests and natural landscape, water surrounds North Topsail Beach on three sides and offers dog-friendly shores.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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For someone like me, brought up Catholic, mortal sin has remained the secret par excellence, a pagan custom, delicious in its dark-ness and all the human incomprehension that surrounds it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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