as in to involve
to have as part of a whole
a lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense
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Recent Examples of entail
That includes dealing with the harsh realities of what being the wife of a potential president entails — like the threat of assassinations.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Jefferies also included an upside scenario of $400 a share that would entail an even bigger acceleration in the AI server market and AMD stealing even more market share from Nvidia.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
But what changes does that entail?
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The mining of cobalt often entails child labor, brutally described in Siddharth Kara’s 2023 best seller, Cobalt Red.
—Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Jefferies also included an upside scenario of $400 a share that would entail an even bigger acceleration in the AI server market and AMD stealing even more market share from Nvidia.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
But what changes does that entail?
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The mining of cobalt often entails child labor, brutally described in Siddharth Kara’s 2023 best seller, Cobalt Red.
—Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
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No other vehicles appeared to have been involved in the crash, and damage to the surrounding area was limited to the parking lot, Nunez said.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the exploding festival stage, there’s a drunken bachelorette wreck, plus a jaw-dropping boy-with-the-red-balloon moment involving a little girl and a kite.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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This decadent dish included Maltina beef, braised greens, and party jollof.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
8 Oct. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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The 14-day order took effect Thursday and applies to all DHS agents, including those with ICE and US Customs and Border Protection, in the district which encompasses Chicago and the Broadview ICE processing facility.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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My reporting has encompassed a little bit of everything, from rising municipal budgets to tight local elections to overturned affordable housing developments.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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McSweeney’s elevation appeared bizarre, but Bailey and his selection team have openly stated their belief that the Test team should contain the best six batters regardless of position.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But much like Week 1 against Justin Herbert and the Chargers, the Chiefs’ inability to contain the opposing quarterback in timely spots lost them the football game.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Entail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entail. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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