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as in contains
to have as part of a whole
the college application included some thought-provoking essay questions
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as in houses
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 includes
Last year, the chancellor of the Peralta Community College District, a network of four schools that includes Merritt, proposed a merger with nearby Laney College to create something called Oakland City College.
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Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
Along with the jewelry drops, the Kinn Studio x Prince Tennis collaboration also includes apparel and accessories.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Dominic West and Hugh Bonneville guest star, and the recurring cast includes Medalion Rahimi, Tessa Ferrer, Clayne Crawford, Keanush Tafreshi and Raza Jaffrey.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 19 May 2026
Currently in production on The Nightingale for Sony’s TriStar Pictures, TFC’s upcoming slate also includes Bobby Farrelly’s comedy Driver’s Ed starring Molly Shannon, Kumail Nanjiani and Sam Nivola, which will open in theaters in May before streaming on Paramount+.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2026
The sports package includes NHL Network, MLB Network, ESPNU and more.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Accommodation includes 12 deluxe cabins, 18 suites, and one suitably flash La Dolce Vita Suite.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 May 2026
That includes team executives Elton Brand and former Saint Joseph’s star and NBA veteran Jameer Nelson.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The Yellowstone universe includes several spinoffs that explore the Dutton family's legacy across different generations.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
Along with the jewelry drops, the Kinn Studio x Prince Tennis collaboration also includes apparel and accessories.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Dominic West and Hugh Bonneville guest star, and the recurring cast includes Medalion Rahimi, Tessa Ferrer, Clayne Crawford, Keanush Tafreshi and Raza Jaffrey.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 19 May 2026
Currently in production on The Nightingale for Sony’s TriStar Pictures, TFC’s upcoming slate also includes Bobby Farrelly’s comedy Driver’s Ed starring Molly Shannon, Kumail Nanjiani and Sam Nivola, which will open in theaters in May before streaming on Paramount+.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2026
The sports package includes NHL Network, MLB Network, ESPNU and more.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Accommodation includes 12 deluxe cabins, 18 suites, and one suitably flash La Dolce Vita Suite.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 May 2026
That includes team executives Elton Brand and former Saint Joseph’s star and NBA veteran Jameer Nelson.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The Yellowstone universe includes several spinoffs that explore the Dutton family's legacy across different generations.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for includes
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The grain contains avenanthramides, which are antioxidants found exclusively in oats, says Coogan.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
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Wallace Chan’s Secular Interpretation of Religious Rituals Oil and water play central roles in the installation, which, like many of Chan’s creations, contains layered meanings.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Opened less than five years ago, M+, Hong Kong’s museum of modern and contemporary art, has just announced a multi-year partnership with the Centre Pompidou in Paris, which houses the largest modern art museum in Europe.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 May 2026
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Two people were arrested this week after an individual entered an animal enclosure at Japan's Ichikawa Zoo that houses the viral baby monkey Punch, the zoo said Sunday.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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One route involves interpolation, recontextualization, and refocusing; the other approaches transposition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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The play involves a large amount of audience participation, with attendees asked to step in as characters in the play and shout out brilliant things written on slips of paper.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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For the runner housing, which encloses the turbine, the team 3D printed a mold and then cast the final component in fiberglass.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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This process continues for decades until eventually, one day, immune mediators rupture the cap that encloses the plaque.—
Mary J. Scourboutakos,
The Conversation,
19 Dec. 2025
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This novel of exile and memory chronicles the life of Sufien, a Palestinian man displaced as a child by the Nakba, whose story unfolds across continents and encompasses entanglements with a broad range of characters.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Protect Your Mental Real Estate For Better Leadership Resilience encompasses many things.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The design uses a privacy wall that encases both seats in the last row, similar to those found in first-class seats with privacy doors.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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The tourbillon version encases an appealing tension between the 270-piece complication’s visceral architecture and Roth’s flair for aristocratic typefaces and theatrical curves.—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The 90/180 rule doesn’t require the maximum 90 days in the Schengen Area to be consecutive but entails careful math to be sure travelers don’t stay longer than 90 days in any rolling 180-day period.—
Carole Rosenblat,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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Stewart became the first commercial patient in Texas to receive the treatment, which entails a drug-releasing system placed directly into the bladder by a urologist.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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As Coltrane and Isaiah’s relationship grows into outright hatred, the series surrounds them with three women whose wants sometimes align with these men, sometimes not.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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Amid the early-spring lightness of the filmmaking, Fukada values softly plainspoken earnestness of emotion, as his repressed, recessive characters learn to listen to their own impulses in the general stillness that surrounds them.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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