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 plots entail three love stories, a murder mystery and a nuclear espionage plot in 1952 America.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
The job will entail board meetings and the defender offering feedback from a player’s perspective.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 May 2025
The trade agreement negotiated after key representatives from both sides met in Switzerland over the weekend entails that total U.S. tariffs on China stand at 30%, while Beijing’s duties on U.S. imports are at 10%.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 12 May 2025
This entails scrutinizing the wig cap (considering size and construction), assessing the lace and knots (evaluating flexibility and visual prominence), examining color blending, gauging hair density, and thoroughly appraising the quality of the hair and the overall wig.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 2 May 2025
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Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
The job will entail board meetings and the defender offering feedback from a player’s perspective.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 May 2025
The trade agreement negotiated after key representatives from both sides met in Switzerland over the weekend entails that total U.S. tariffs on China stand at 30%, while Beijing’s duties on U.S. imports are at 10%.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 12 May 2025
This entails scrutinizing the wig cap (considering size and construction), assessing the lace and knots (evaluating flexibility and visual prominence), examining color blending, gauging hair density, and thoroughly appraising the quality of the hair and the overall wig.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entail
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Perryman was also the former general counsel for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and was involved in litigation requiring the FDA to allow mifepristone to be sent to patients in the mail.—
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech,
The Hill,
19 May 2025
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Any financial instruments mentioned herein are speculative in nature and may involve risk to principal and interest.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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The impressive ensemble cast also includes Regina King, Margaret Qualley, Amy Brenneman, Liv Tyler, and Ann Dowd.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
26 May 2025
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Those include any felony that resulted in state prison, most other felonies on their record in the previous 15 years, and some high-level misdemeanors within the last five years.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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Furthermore, Trump’s freeze on disbursement of funds from Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act encompassed modernization projects at airports nationwide.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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That encompassed two wins in Boston, a sweep of the Giants sandwiched between two sweeps of the Orioles and the first two games in Milwaukee.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The following contains major spoilers for all of Andor!—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Wildfire smoke contains very dangerous, tiny pollutants called PM2.5 that can travel deep into the lungs or enter the bloodstream when inhaled.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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“Entail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entail. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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