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
Some people are in love with cooking and putting things together, but oftentimes that cooking still entails buying a lot of products and then assembling them.
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Their political project mostly entailed blocking the government from doing things, and had a more diffuse spirit that better allowed its candidates to run on different messages in different places.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
The two tiny hatchlings, each weighing only 3 grams, were taken into surgery and received an operation that entailed the vascular tissue being cut and the yolk sacs being sewn closed.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
For most independent bands, making the kind of living that supports families and outside interests would entail upwards of 100 shows a year.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Their political project mostly entailed blocking the government from doing things, and had a more diffuse spirit that better allowed its candidates to run on different messages in different places.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
The two tiny hatchlings, each weighing only 3 grams, were taken into surgery and received an operation that entailed the vascular tissue being cut and the yolk sacs being sewn closed.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
For most independent bands, making the kind of living that supports families and outside interests would entail upwards of 100 shows a year.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entail
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Many who took the survey saw Goldberg-Polin as too moral to get involved in the rough and tumble world of Israel’s fractious political scene.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Later that day, police received a tip of a weapons complaint involving a juvenile.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
4 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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Running March 2023 to December 2024, the Eras Tour encompassed Swift’s entire repertoire, spanning 149 shows across 51 cities to become the highest-grossing tour of all time.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025
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There’s no downtown per se in Mentone, but a concentrated quarter-mile stretch of State 117 encompasses most of the retail fun.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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