includes

VERB

contain, involve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add build carry combine comprise consist of cover encompass enter have hold incorporate introduce receive

STRONG

accommodate admit append bear comprehend constitute count embody embrace encircle enclose entail implicate inject insert interject interpolate number subsume

WEAK

allow for be composed of be made up of build in cut in on make allowance for make room for number among take in take into account teem with work in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon decrease divide drop erase exclude fail forget lack need separate stop subtract want withdraw

STRONG

deny estimate guess let go refuse reject release remove shun take out unloose

WEAK

eliminate neglect

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includes

The peripheral nervous system includes the nerves located outside the brain and spinal cord.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026

That includes hitting the high end of the company’s profitability range at $3.9 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

This includes the four other sides currently in the bottom five, with meetings against Coventry, Nottingham Forest and Sunderland, all at Old Trafford.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Ongoing litigation includes lawsuits from independent music publishers Round Hill Music and Reservoir and major labels Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment — all anchored around copyright.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

That mental image most likely includes depictions of Pilgrims or Puritans in a prayerful pose.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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