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
The event was not a crash, according to Davis, but the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has not yet said what the medical incident entailed.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Part of that entails giving educators extra time to review data, making specialized plans and trading ideas with other teachers, said Bobby French, principal of Pineville Elementary School.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
However, Davis Gates was not specific about what the training entails.
—Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Another version of what many think of as healthy eating entails expensive ingredients and tons of time spent in the kitchen.
—Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Part of that entails giving educators extra time to review data, making specialized plans and trading ideas with other teachers, said Bobby French, principal of Pineville Elementary School.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
However, Davis Gates was not specific about what the training entails.
—Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Another version of what many think of as healthy eating entails expensive ingredients and tons of time spent in the kitchen.
—Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entail
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Los Angeles Angels prospect Rio Foster is in critical condition after being involved in a single-car crash in Richland, Washington, early Friday morning.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The YouTube cameras caught Kelce giving some tough love to Taylor, which involved a small head-butt and loud words.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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An audio jack is also included.—
Jorge Jimenez,
PC Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
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At its Awe-Dropping Event in Cupertino, Apple announced four new iPhones, including the iPhone 17, iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro series.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The show will be the largest mounted at Pace’s 25th Street New York flagship, encompassing all of the gallery’s exhibition spaces across several floors.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
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This mindset encompasses perseverance, loyalty, embracing differences, displaying an openness to personal growth and strong conflict-resolution skills, including the willingness to seek help when necessary.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The panel has already obtained roughly 33,000 pages of records from the Justice Department, though Democrats have complained those disclosures contained little new information.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Eventually, the Nepali army was deployed to contain the situation.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Entail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entail. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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