inclusionary

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Recent Examples of inclusionary Mountain resort areas, by contrast, are leaders in inclusionary zoning, or trying to provide homes that are affordable across a range of incomes, even though that has become an increasingly difficult task, and often involves the luck of the draw, literally via a lottery. Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 17 June 2026 In addition to approving new services fees on May 19, the City Council unanimously approved a temporary inclusionary housing in-lieu fee. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026 The admissions process alone is expensive and often more exclusionary than inclusionary. Literary Hub, 21 May 2026 The developers plan to create 661 apartments, 165 of them affordable, or 25 percent, as required by mandatory inclusionary zoning. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 24 Mar. 2026 Now, as the city reevaluates its efforts, an inclusionary zoning ordinance might return for consideration. Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026 Along with streamlining processes for 100% affordable projects, inclusionary housing compliance now includes offering 15% of units at 60-110% of the area median income. Devan Patel, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026 The Orgy Dome is a safe, inclusionary, and exploratory environment. Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025 However, design mandates and inclusionary formulas for affordability miss the point, lower rents. Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inclusionary
Adjective
  • Without discussing too much in detail, councilmembers raised several potential alternatives during the meeting, including parking garage subsidies, downtown employee waivers and a comprehensive citywide review of parking programs.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • The first stage began in July 2025, when Meta announced comprehensive measures targeting accounts that repeatedly share unoriginal content without meaningful enhancement, building on enforcement actions that had already been taken against 500,000 accounts in the first half of the year.
    Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
Adjective
  • The project’s name comes from the fact that its overarching goal is to produce 1 terawatt (1 trillion watts) of AI computing capacity per year.
    Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026
  • Indeed, when pressed about overarching themes that emerged during the programming process this year, crossing borders is much on Och’s mind.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 June 2026
Adjective
  • Barrett and Jackson each reported the most extensive travel of court justices promoting their books in 2025.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Just south of the circle, subsequent construction of the Icon Miami complex, though, destroyed extensive additional evidence of Tequesta occupation in the bedrock, including scores of holes likely dug for wooden dwelling support posts.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Adjective
  • The author contrasts the unifying spirit of the 1976 Bicentennial with today's pervasive division, despite significant advancements in rights for women, minorities, and the disabled.
    Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Americans in the crowd agreed among themselves that heat isn’t the problem; the pervasive lack of air conditioning is.
    Justin Worland, Time, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • It’s also widely seen as part of a broader vision to ensure national security under Xi, who came to power in 2012 following widespread 2008 protests in Tibet and deadly unrest in Xinjiang, home to its Uyghur minority.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • Polis decided to commute Peters' sentence last month, drawing widespread criticism from Colorado Democrats, including both Weiser and Bennet.
    Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • The announcement signals a potential compromise in a standoff that had threatened to delay Bell’s confirmation and raised broader questions about governance at Florida’s flagship university.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • That idea has broad support from lawmakers, though most housing experts disagree that such a step is needed.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • The thought that we’re already included in the all-embracing atmosphere of divine Love was helpful in my prayers to love God more.
    Kyle Schaberg, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2025
  • In some ways, JavaScript is the people’s programming language: egoless and all-embracing.
    Sheon Han, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • Born in Brooklyn to a Haitian father and a Puerto Rican mother, Basquiat drew on a wide range of cultural references that shaped both his life and his work.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
  • The same went for a wide throw from Anthony Volpe, which let Boston score on a potential double play ball in the eighth inning.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026

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“Inclusionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inclusionary. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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