as in included
to have as part of a whole
a lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense
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Recent Examples of entailed
There has been a lot of confusion around what the 10-point ceasefire agreement entailed, with Iran saying the ceasefire was violated as Israel continued to bomb Lebanon.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
What was your understanding of what being on reality TV entailed?
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
All the job entailed was showing interest in a few young lives for a few relaxed moments.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Israeli military assessment says its research entailed nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.
—Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which Oz runs, did not immediately respond to an email seeking more information about what that entailed.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
What this entailed was gaining as much reliable information about the Soviet military as possible while stumping for an open skies policy that would allow overflights by both sides of the other's territory to prevent accidental war.
—David Szondy
march 29, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
Police did not specify what the request entailed.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
German Jews—my people—were far less numerous, most of them came to the United States earlier, and their typical first occupation was peddling, which entailed wandering through non-Jewish areas, not living in tenements.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
What was your understanding of what being on reality TV entailed?
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
All the job entailed was showing interest in a few young lives for a few relaxed moments.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Israeli military assessment says its research entailed nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.
—Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which Oz runs, did not immediately respond to an email seeking more information about what that entailed.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
What this entailed was gaining as much reliable information about the Soviet military as possible while stumping for an open skies policy that would allow overflights by both sides of the other's territory to prevent accidental war.
—David Szondy
march 29, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
Police did not specify what the request entailed.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
German Jews—my people—were far less numerous, most of them came to the United States earlier, and their typical first occupation was peddling, which entailed wandering through non-Jewish areas, not living in tenements.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entailed
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Those attending court included representatives of those involved in past fundraising and members of the National People’s Congress, the country’s legislative body.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Last year’s inductees included Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, Soundgarden and The White Stripes.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Heritage and Danube signed an agreement that involved no financial transactions by either party.—
Emmet Lyons,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The governments involved would need to be able to persuade their people that such a deal is acceptable.—
Donald Heflin,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Right now, at this very moment, the total amount of entropy contained within the observable Universe is greater than it’s ever been before.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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The fire was contained over the course of 40 minutes with 68 firefighters at the scene, Lyndsey Lantz, a spokesperson for the department, said in a statement.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Southeast Alaska, largely encompassed by a temperate rainforest, is no stranger to landslides.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Queen Elizabeth's record reign encompassed 15 British prime ministers, audiences with 13 sitting American presidents and at least 14 generations of corgis roaming her royal homes, to her great joy.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sandra Cazzola said the removal of the original crosswalk carried symbolic weight for the LGBTQ community.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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But Kreider was able to direct a pass to Carlsson, who carried the puck into the Sharks’ zone, danced past winger Ty Dellandrea, and roofed a shot past Askarov.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Entailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entailed. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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