ENTAIL Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

entail

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in-ˈtāl

Definition of entail

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 But the more profound issue was the grubby death-cult revelry that a live stream would entail. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 Conventional denim dyeing usually entails rope-dyeing yarn through indigo baths, then finishing the material across a sequence of wet and dry stages that include washing, bleaching, sanding and rinsing. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 Which would entail the young girl acceding to a reality in which women sometimes deserved to be tortured to death. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 The rotation into other sectors could broaden market performance in a healthy way but might also entail a wider sell-off, Thatte added. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entail

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Audi’s material-supply operations involve around one million picks daily, with components required to reach assembly workstations in the correct order.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Spain's rail system operator Adif said the crash occurred Wednesday morning in the central province of Toledo, involving two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers and heading south in the same direction from Madrid to Seville.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026

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Fifth-year cornerback Jaden Mickey made some big stops, including a pass breakup, while the defensive front produced four sacks for 37 yards and seven tackles for loss.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026
Voters in six states will soon decide whether to impose or expand voter identification requirements, including rules requiring mail voters to provide part of a driver’s license or Social Security number.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of include

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The Sea Ranch Lodge is just a small part of the much larger 7,000-acre Sea Ranch community, which has grown to encompass 2,224 homes clustered around a series of sunny meadows surrounded by stands of wind-breaking cypress.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Amazon offered a cautious sales outlook for the current fourth quarter that encompasses the critical holiday shopping period after delivering fiscal third-quarter results that came in below Wall Street analysts' expectations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of encompass

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Separating two magnetic signals Atoms contain several sources of magnetism, including the spins of their electrons and, in some cases, their nuclei.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
These books contained everything from meeting minutes to school budgets and lists of political candidates.

— Jennifer Rich, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

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