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as in to affect
to be the business or affair of
this isn't something that involves you, so don't worry about it
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as in to include
to have as part of a whole
a tragic play usually involves a number of plot devices, including the hero's fatal flaw
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as in to interest
to hold the attention of
her blissful daydream so completely involved her that she never heard the knock on the door
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as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
a mind that was deeply involved in doubt about his wife's fidelity
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Recent Examples of involve
At least 12 incidents involving vessels around the strait have been confirmed since fighting began, according to two global trackers, and at least seven mariners have been killed.
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Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
But the Badr Organization, one of the largest Shiite militias and Iran’s oldest proxy in Iraq, has yet to get involved.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
Luckily for the 43-year-old actress — who happens to be Rooney Mara’s older sister, as well great-granddaughter to both Tim Mara, founder of the New York Giants, and Art Rooney, founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers — her part in Imperfect Women involves plenty of undead acting, as well.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
This method does not involve concealment or improper transfers.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
But the Badr Organization, one of the largest Shiite militias and Iran’s oldest proxy in Iraq, has yet to get involved.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
Luckily for the 43-year-old actress — who happens to be Rooney Mara’s older sister, as well great-granddaughter to both Tim Mara, founder of the New York Giants, and Art Rooney, founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers — her part in Imperfect Women involves plenty of undead acting, as well.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
This method does not involve concealment or improper transfers.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for involve
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All of the laws attacking transgender people actually negatively affect all women… people getting accosted in bathrooms are cis women often.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this year, data center buildings went offline for days due to winter weather affecting some of the liquid cooling machinery.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The question box includes a space for your name, but this is optional.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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There are days when the Tennis Channel airs 19 hours of live tennis — and that’s not including pickleball on one of its free streaming services.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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And along with gender and empowerment, there’s also something about having bright colors and a lot of grief on stage that interests me.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Celebrity doesn’t interest Vernon Hills junior Yury Plaksin.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Our secret is using banana cream instant pudding in the filling to recreate that signature Hummingbird flavor, plus a good springform pan and some foil wrapped around it for extra insurance while baking it in a water bath.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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The humidity wraps around us like a wet cloak pierced only by the relentlessness of the mosquitoes.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Legislators in 16 states have introduced bills this year that would limit education technology, or ed tech, in public schools, spurred by a growing grassroots movement of parents concerned about the amount of time their children are spending on screens.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
10 Mar. 2026
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Storm chances will gradually decrease after midnight; the most concerning window for severe storms and tornadoes is Tuesday evening.—
Albert Ramon,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Oncor Electric is requesting that the Fort Worth City Council approve the rezoning of a southeast Fort Worth lot containing a power substation that the utility company intends to expand and renovate, documents say.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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The religious article, called a kirpan, cannot be longer than 10 inches and must be contained in a sheath to wear in City Hall, according to the ordinance.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Music is the focal point of each service, with Jeffrey playing guitar and keyboards behind the curtain, singing in a wavering voice reminiscent of Jeff Mangum about the subjects, ideas and feelings that have occupied his mind at various stages of his life.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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And typically, Wegmann added, those units are occupied by productive, working adults, not layabouts or career criminals leeching off the system, as the old narrative goes.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Mar. 2026
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On top lies the picotage technique as well as a pattern of overlapping black circles, that is both enclosing and creating space while also keeping out.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
March 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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The sounds are most prominent near an underground yellow jacket nest, paper wasp nest, or the large, enclosed bald-fast hornet's paper nest.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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