inclusive of

preposition

: including or taking into account
the cost of building inclusive of materials

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The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. Gary Trust, Billboard, 14 July 2025 The pilot is designed to be inclusive of all types of producers in the apparel space, but Hernandez said the focus is on small and medium-sized slow fashion producers who are often excluded from these tools, despite being the ones making big efforts toward sustainability. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 July 2025 These figures exemplify a growing movement of men who are using their platforms not only to destigmatize mental illness but to redefine masculinity as inclusive of emotional honesty and psychological care. Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2025 Audiences may have responded variably—with titillation, acceptance, or shock, depending on the individual—but no one could say the film industry wasn’t inclusive of different relationship story arcs. Betsy Golden Kellem, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for inclusive of

Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inclusive of was in 1709

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“Inclusive of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inclusive%20of. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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