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
On the international level, this entails working with fellow Quad members to push the five-point plan unveiled in September.
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Canada’s alliance with a relatively benign Washington always entailed some risk.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Read on to learn exactly what that two-week adventure can entail.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
The officials did not offer specifics on what the deals the president is seeking may entail.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Canada’s alliance with a relatively benign Washington always entailed some risk.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Read on to learn exactly what that two-week adventure can entail.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
The officials did not offer specifics on what the deals the president is seeking may entail.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entail
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The follow-up tease showed someone holding a bunch of wires, insinuating that her costume likely has some animatronics involved.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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Missions on China’s Shenzhou-21 spacecraft involve trios of astronauts on six-month stays in space, with veteran astronauts increasingly replaced by younger faces.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
1 Nov. 2025
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House District 25 includes parts of Crawford, Franklin and Washington counties.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Oct. 2025
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Hurricane warnings are in effect in large cities, including Santiago de Cuba and Guantanamo in the eastern region, the NHC said in its latest update.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Keweenaw National Historic Park encompasses both public and private sites throughout the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula and features heritage sites from the area's copper mining history.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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In their new roles, Bakx and Rotter will lead 885’s sports investment portfolio—encompassing Baller League, Blue Crow Sports Group and the Professional Fighters League—and help identify and scale new investment opportunities across the wider sports ecosystem.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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After the players strolled onto the field through an opening in center field, rapper Ice Cube, a huge Dodger fan, drove a vintage blue Chevy convertible containing the World Series trophy.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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One officer allegedly found garbage bags inside a large freezer that were later determined to contain the remains of a female, the station reported.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Entail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entail. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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