inclusiveness

noun

as in comprehensiveness

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Recent Examples of inclusiveness Many Black parishioners who joined the Peoples Temple attested to the church’s racial inclusiveness. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 Some of Missouri’s strengths include its ratings in air quality and worker protections, while other weaknesses include its ratings in health and inclusiveness. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026 Arkansas also does poorly on inclusiveness, with some of the weakest anti-discrimination protections in the country, according to data compiled by the National Conference of State Legislatures. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 9 July 2026 Many Black female-identifying dark academia creators began inviting other BIPOC and underrepresented people to their social media spaces to foster diversity and inclusiveness. — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026 Members of Hafner’s church often credit her leadership as being key to cultivating a church known for its inclusiveness that welcomes all people — no matter their background. — Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 Eco effort Ocean Casino Resort is committed to investing in positive environmental change through beach cleanups, charitable contributions, and advocacy including a partnership with an organic farm addressing food insecurity, soil regeneration, and community inclusiveness in Atlantic City. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026 On a day Major League Baseball celebrates inclusiveness, several North Texas civil rights groups gathered outside Globe Life Field to again urge the Texas Rangers to remove a controversial statue displayed inside the ballpark. — J.d. Miles, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 The Key Club, with core values of leadership, character building, caring and inclusiveness, meets every other Tuesday during lunch on campus. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inclusiveness
  1. comprehensiveness
  2. thoroughness
  3. soundness
Noun
  • Like plumbing or shoe cobbling, injecting involves an apprenticeship-type of learning, the comprehensiveness of which seems to be left to the injector.
    — Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Federal economic data is considered the gold standard because of its longstanding reliability, quality, comprehensiveness, history and transparency.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of comprehensiveness
Noun
  • Throughout the trial the defense probed what the attorneys described as failings in the thoroughness of the Arlington Police Department’s investigation of the case, particularly the lack of complete photo documentation.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026
  • This thoroughness sets the scene for the new Potter land to be the most detailed in the world and its merchandise will be no exception.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of thoroughness
Noun
  • This project might strike you as dystopian and disturbing, or exciting and encouraging – and its ethical soundness comes down to a few key factors, several experts told CNN.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Some states require private schools participating in voucher programs to demonstrate some form of financial soundness.
    — Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
Definition of soundness

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