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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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2
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
Kindergarten — which used to involve play time and multiple recesses, and was often a half day, with a nap — began to look much different.
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Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 31 May 2025
All of the files under review involve inmates who were in CDCR’s Medical Assistant Treatment Program and were recently denied parole or petitions to move up their parole hearings to an earlier date, between April 2024 and this month.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
The idea to get involved with flag football, which will be part of the 2028 Olympics for men and women, initially crossed the mind of Post’s senior associate director of athletics, AJ McNamara, during the pandemic in 2020.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
But there was a lot of paperwork involved in satisfying [Disney’s] risk management assessors.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
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Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 31 May 2025
All of the files under review involve inmates who were in CDCR’s Medical Assistant Treatment Program and were recently denied parole or petitions to move up their parole hearings to an earlier date, between April 2024 and this month.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
The idea to get involved with flag football, which will be part of the 2028 Olympics for men and women, initially crossed the mind of Post’s senior associate director of athletics, AJ McNamara, during the pandemic in 2020.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
But there was a lot of paperwork involved in satisfying [Disney’s] risk management assessors.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for involve
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Despite the ongoing review, some attorneys are still concerned there could be other inmates affected by defective drug tests.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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The anti-establishment has become the establishment, and its decisions will affect us all.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
31 May 2025
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This story was updated to include comment and clarification from the Austin Police Department.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Special guest stars included Lou Diamond Phillips and Lea Salonga.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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O’Hara simplifies vocabulary, reassigns lines and excises parts that don’t interest him, but otherwise sticks to Shakespeare’s template.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Los Angeles doesn't have many draft picks to trade, and the team doesn't have many young players who may interest the Suns.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Phineas and Ferb is officially returning to the Disney Channel after wrapping its fourth season in 2015.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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Filming for the two-part live-action adaptation of Wicked wrapped in January 2024.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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The incident was reported Friday at 9:17 a.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Friday at 9:20 a.m.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2025
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Reports of unrest outside the city, including in Paramount, are deeply concerning.—
Jack Moore,
ABC News,
8 June 2025
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This newsletter contains graphic descriptions that some readers may find disturbing.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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As of Friday evening, the blaze has been fully contained.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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In a space formerly occupied by the finance ministry, a towering glass ceiling shelters statues that once cavorted in open courtyards.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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Nearly the entire Republican Party, which occupied about seventy percent of congressional seats, voted for it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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The footage of the Birch Glacier's collapse on Wednesday showed a violent surge of ice, rock and mud followed by a dense dust cloud that quickly enveloped the Alpine village of Blatten, with homes disappearing beneath thick brown sludge.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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From rich, indulgent creams that envelop your skin in a comforting cocoon of moisture to lightweight, gel-like formulas that absorb without a trace, there’s something for everyone.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
26 May 2025
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“Involve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/involve. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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