as in besides
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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
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2025
Skeptics including Lange, the Colorado School of Mines economist, aren’t totally dismissive of nuclear’s promise.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reported receiving several high-value gifts, including a $3,700 bronze statue from his Indian counterpart, binoculars worth $2,950 from his Qatari counterpart and a $1,300 watercolor painting from the prime minister of Iraq.
—Matthew Lee The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Local business owners in other cities targeted by Homeland Security for immigration enforcement, including Chicago, Charlotte, North Carolina, and New Orleans, have said the militarized deployments of federal agents have been bad for business.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Jan. 2026
At least five national leaders, including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, have visited Xi in January alone.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Since the pandemic years, parts of Western Norway including Bergen and Stavanger have all seen local protests and political debates over cruise limits, shore power requirements and passenger caps.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
International regulators are increasingly cooperating to evaluate the safety of new small modular reactor (SMR) designs being developed in Europe, including projects from Finland and France.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Jan. 2026
But Putin is sending lower-level officials, including a security service veteran who's especially disliked in Kyiv for his role at the start of the war.
—arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
By that point, the band had a relatively stable lineup, including the bassist Nat Baldwin, the drummer Brian McOmber, the multi-instrumentalist and singer Angel Deradoorian, and the vocalist Haley Dekle.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Preposition
The record would go on to win three Grammys including Best Country Album and Album of the Year.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2025
Skeptics including Lange, the Colorado School of Mines economist, aren’t totally dismissive of nuclear’s promise.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Verb
More than 28 million people across the Southeast are under winter storm watches and warnings, including parts of northern Georgia, the Carolinas and southern Virginia.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reported receiving several high-value gifts, including a $3,700 bronze statue from his Indian counterpart, binoculars worth $2,950 from his Qatari counterpart and a $1,300 watercolor painting from the prime minister of Iraq.
—Matthew Lee The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Local business owners in other cities targeted by Homeland Security for immigration enforcement, including Chicago, Charlotte, North Carolina, and New Orleans, have said the militarized deployments of federal agents have been bad for business.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Jan. 2026
At least five national leaders, including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, have visited Xi in January alone.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Since the pandemic years, parts of Western Norway including Bergen and Stavanger have all seen local protests and political debates over cruise limits, shore power requirements and passenger caps.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
International regulators are increasingly cooperating to evaluate the safety of new small modular reactor (SMR) designs being developed in Europe, including projects from Finland and France.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Jan. 2026
But Putin is sending lower-level officials, including a security service veteran who's especially disliked in Kyiv for his role at the start of the war.
—arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
By that point, the band had a relatively stable lineup, including the bassist Nat Baldwin, the drummer Brian McOmber, the multi-instrumentalist and singer Angel Deradoorian, and the vocalist Haley Dekle.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for including
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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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Archaeological finds involving ancient diseases are uncommon, but advances in DNA analysis have led to significant discoveries.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed in shootings involving federal agents.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Hobart Historical Society received $3,840 for a rehabilitation assessment of the 1914 Carnegie Library housing the historical society through the Efroymson Family Endangered Places program.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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At the Ritz Paris, the fashion crowd vie to bed down in Coco Chanel’s former apartment, now a dedicated suite still housing the designer’s art collection, velvet banquettes, and Chinese lacquered screens.—
Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
30 Jan. 2026
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In Rome, Saad points to Orient Express La Minerva, which opened in 2025 in a 17th-century palazzo beside the Pantheon.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Twin waved at them, and finally the police spotted her hiding in plain sight, standing beside her neighbors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The light is then guided using ultra-precise mirrors and reflected off a mask containing the pattern for one layer of the chip, which is then shrunk and projected onto a silicon wafer.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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There are protections in the bill against releasing images containing personally identifying or other sensitive information.—
Meghan O’Brien,
States Newsroom,
29 Jan. 2026
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Members must live or attend school in central San Diego or the surrounding area.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The victim has not yet been identified and detectives did not share details on the circumstances surrounding the man's death.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Overview Few cars are capable of serving the gods of both comfort and sportiness as well as the 2023 BMW 3-series sedan.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
22 Mar. 2023
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But shearwaters, as well as petrels and albatrosses, are part of a class known as tube-nosed seabirds, with tubular nostrils and an excellent senses of smell.—
Matthew Savoca,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2023
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Its acquisition of Calpine closed on January 7, 2026, creating a footprint encompassing 21 nuclear reactors and over 50 natural gas plants.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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With Saks Global’s Chapter 11 filings encompassing Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, the question of where luxury brands — and the shoppers who buy them — will go now is looming large.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Including.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/including. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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