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as in involving
to have as part of a whole
the college application included some thought-provoking essay questions
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as in housing
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 including
Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 5 Oct. 2025
Some of the cast remains in the music industry to this day, including country singer and actor Charles Esten and pop singer Lennon Stella.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
This was the third straight game that FIU punter Trey Wilhoit suffered a mishap, including two blocks and one punt returned for a touchdown.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
The 23-year-old spent over a decade at Leeds, including a season-long loan in the Championship with Millwall, and has a growing reputation as an outstanding traditional centre-back.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
More than 20 states have restricted the practice through laws – including some that were backed by Republican governors.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Hudson has dressed other leading political figures as well, including Michelle Obama, who wore his oxblood tailoring to the 2021 inauguration day.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2025
The Obama Presidential Center was conceptualized as a campus, including a museum, library, athletic facility, and fruit and vegetable gardens to act as a community space in commemoration of the 44th president of the United States.
—Christine Valora, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2025
As a microschool founder, Shackelford shapes her school’s culture, including library selections, after-school activities, and community engagement strategies.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Preposition
Riding a pair of fourth-down stops on defense, including a goal-line stand, and the 72-yard touchdown drive capped by Madsen, Boise State headed into halftime trailing just 14-7.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 5 Oct. 2025
Some of the cast remains in the music industry to this day, including country singer and actor Charles Esten and pop singer Lennon Stella.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
This was the third straight game that FIU punter Trey Wilhoit suffered a mishap, including two blocks and one punt returned for a touchdown.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
The 23-year-old spent over a decade at Leeds, including a season-long loan in the Championship with Millwall, and has a growing reputation as an outstanding traditional centre-back.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
More than 20 states have restricted the practice through laws – including some that were backed by Republican governors.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Hudson has dressed other leading political figures as well, including Michelle Obama, who wore his oxblood tailoring to the 2021 inauguration day.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2025
The Obama Presidential Center was conceptualized as a campus, including a museum, library, athletic facility, and fruit and vegetable gardens to act as a community space in commemoration of the 44th president of the United States.
—Christine Valora, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2025
As a microschool founder, Shackelford shapes her school’s culture, including library selections, after-school activities, and community engagement strategies.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for including
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Later that day, police received a tip of a weapons complaint involving a juvenile.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Data from the commission show from 2020 to 2023, consumers lost more than $110 million in scams involving Bitcoin ATMs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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There was no information immediately available about the condition of the building housing the dentist’s office .—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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That difference shifts housing from 27 percent of a retiree’s budget in surplus states to 32 percent in shortfall states.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati.com,
2 June 2020
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The airline’s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times.—
Niharika Sharma,
Quartz India,
31 May 2020
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However, people who are allergic to olives should avoid all products containing olives, including olive oil.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
1 Oct. 2025
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The suspect, who had been living in the town of Starnberg south of the city, had been carrying a backpack containing an explosive device, a Bavaria police statement said earlier.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Leslie Cheek’s formerly private estate opened as a public garden and fine art center in 1960 and today is host to nearly a dozen gardens surrounding the family’s Georgian mansion, which has become a museum.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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That rapid rise underscores the investment frenzy surrounding the leaders of a technology with the potential to transform industries and economies.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Preposition
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To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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There is a Little Havana, with stores and restaurants that evoke those on the island, and a park where men gather to play dominoes beside a monument commemorating the botched Bay of Pigs invasion.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For the new hires taking over the many faces of Matt Mercer in the adaptation, the array of talent on display is mind-boggling, encompassing Broadway stars, country music legends, and not one, but three Disney princesses.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Housing a collection encompassing six decades of Husain’s practice, including paintings, films, tapestries, photographs, poetry, and installations, the museum will be the world’s first and largest devoted to the artist’s work.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Two big deck houses were erected enclosing bunks for 30, a galley and a ladies’ lounge.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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In December 1967, eleven years before The Sweet Dove Died was published, Barbara Pym wrote to Philip Larkin, enclosing her first draft.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Including.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/including. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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