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How does the verb include contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of include are comprehend, embrace, and involve. While all these words mean "to contain within as part of the whole," include suggests the containment of something as a constituent, component, or subordinate part of a larger whole.

the price of dinner includes dessert

When could comprehend be used to replace include?

The words comprehend and include can be used in similar contexts, but comprehend implies that something comes within the scope of a statement or definition.

his system comprehends all history

In what contexts can embrace take the place of include?

The meanings of embrace and include largely overlap; however, embrace implies a gathering of separate items within a whole.

her faith embraces both Christian and non-Christian beliefs

When is it sensible to use involve instead of include?

The words involve and include are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, involve suggests inclusion by virtue of the nature of the whole, whether by being its natural or inevitable consequence.

the new job involves a lot of detail

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for include
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  • The Trump administration is trying to deport two other people involved in protests against the war in Gaza at Columbia University.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • While the Primary Wave deal closed just weeks after her death, sources said she was involved in nearly every aspect of the deal’s negotiations.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
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  • The Greenbrier has done more for the country than house its heads of state.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The teen inmate housed at the Pinellas Juvenile Detention Center asked staff for help with something March 11, but his requests didn’t get a response from Sandora, who was on duty in the inmate’s area at the time, deputies said.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
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  • This newsletter may contain advertising, deals, or affiliate links.
    Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Some of the fires are continuing, according to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry, which identified the New State fire in Pittsburg County to have burned 200 acres and 90 percent contained.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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  • Experts additionally recommend enclosing animal pens and coops with fencing––including on top––to keep spaces free of rodent and wild birds.
    Jude Coleman, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2025
  • There are also plenty of her scarab rings, jellyfish earrings and even Egyptian amulets enclosed in small glass globes, compounding on the idea of timeless treasures.
    Lily Templeton, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
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  • The five-mile-long mountain ridge that encompasses Mount Yoshino is said to be covered by about 30,000 cherry trees—the oldest of which is thought to have been planted more than 1,300 years ago.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025
  • There are questions over whether KU’s program strengths have been swallowed by a new era of college basketball that encompasses NIL and the transfer portal.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
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  • This matters because legislation that was once confined to Texas, could now be nationalized, a development Texas voting rights advocates have long cautioned against.
    Sierra Rodriguez, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Yeah, being confined to the information available to the outside world is an interesting hubris for Devon.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
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  • Here's a breakdown of the three-tiered alert system from the NWS and what each level entails: High wind warning: Take action!
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The focus entails advancing AI as far as it could ever be taken.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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  • To preserve the oddity, Greene covered it in lard and then encased it in salt — a typical practice before iceboxes and refrigerators.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
  • This meant from just below my clavicle to my mid thigh, I was encased in elastane.
    Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025

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“Include.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/include. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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