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
Another computational bottleneck entails an operation called bootstrapping, which is needed to periodically remove noise from ciphertexts, Agrawal says.
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IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
It has not been released what the disciplinary actions entail.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
This travel prerequisite entails complexity for a place like Puerto Rico, which is already struggling with water shortages, the aftermath of Hurricane Erin, and rising housing prices due in part to the development of luxury rentals for tourists.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
The official did not elaborate on what the plan will entail.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
It has not been released what the disciplinary actions entail.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
This travel prerequisite entails complexity for a place like Puerto Rico, which is already struggling with water shortages, the aftermath of Hurricane Erin, and rising housing prices due in part to the development of luxury rentals for tourists.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
The official did not elaborate on what the plan will entail.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entail
Verb
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The sheriff’s office estimated 30 inmates were involved in the incident.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
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Four of the eight firefighters involved in the crash have returned to active hand-crew duty, Hamm said.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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David Rosenberg, founder of the economic and market insights firm Rosenberg Research, similarly highlighted flaws with the gauge, including the use of GDP, which includes government sector activity that isn’t tied to corporate profits or future earnings.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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That's on top of industry-wide concerns about changing regulations, including tariffs, and shifting dynamics in electric and autonomous vehicle strategies.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Its Vision 2030 program, implemented in 2016, encompasses efforts to increase the country's visibility on the cultural stage.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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The park encompasses 134 miles of that stretch and is divided into 13 distinct sections.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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The federal government is hurtling toward a possible shutdown at a delicate moment for the nation's economy, as a hiring slowdown stokes recession fears and inflation proves difficult to fully contain.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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This story contains mention of domestic violence.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Entail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entail. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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