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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 for a while, before the recall was officially issued, there were dealers taking care of these problems under warranty, but what that entailed was essentially disassembling the entire engine, right?
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Joel Feder, The Drive, 3 June 2026
Getting commercial property values back down to a 15% increase ceiling entailed manually reviewing the assessed values of hundreds of properties countywide, targeting anything valued under $5 million in 2023.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
Immigration experts who were trying to decipher the news said the memo was more nuanced, leading to confusion over what the change actually entailed.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Crawford immediately began treatment, which entailed four cycles of chemotherapy.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
Brother Lawrence Washington’s military service doubtless turned George’s British empires eyes in that direction, yet the temporary nature of Lawrence’s service gave George little more than a taste of what a life at arms entailed.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
That realization has, in recent weeks, set off a scramble on the part of the Iranian regime to find suitable storage, an effort that has entailed everything from reactivating old storage facilities to jury-rigging vacant tankers to serve the purpose.
—Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Squeri moved Amex away from the long-standing industry playbook which entailed bringing customers in with low-cost cards, then graduating them to premium products.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 May 2026
In a meeting with Greer, EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič on Tuesday pushed for Washington to uphold its side of the deal, which entailed a 15 percent across-the-board tariff rate.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Joel Feder, The Drive, 3 June 2026
Getting commercial property values back down to a 15% increase ceiling entailed manually reviewing the assessed values of hundreds of properties countywide, targeting anything valued under $5 million in 2023.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
Immigration experts who were trying to decipher the news said the memo was more nuanced, leading to confusion over what the change actually entailed.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Crawford immediately began treatment, which entailed four cycles of chemotherapy.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
Brother Lawrence Washington’s military service doubtless turned George’s British empires eyes in that direction, yet the temporary nature of Lawrence’s service gave George little more than a taste of what a life at arms entailed.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
That realization has, in recent weeks, set off a scramble on the part of the Iranian regime to find suitable storage, an effort that has entailed everything from reactivating old storage facilities to jury-rigging vacant tankers to serve the purpose.
—Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Squeri moved Amex away from the long-standing industry playbook which entailed bringing customers in with low-cost cards, then graduating them to premium products.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 May 2026
In a meeting with Greer, EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič on Tuesday pushed for Washington to uphold its side of the deal, which entailed a 15 percent across-the-board tariff rate.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entailed
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The game included 11 triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!—
USA TODAY Staff,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Zen Den runs under $2,000 for a week with meals included and offers optional life coaching add-ons.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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The student involved told Fox News Digital in an earlier conversation that his father, John Gianakakis, called the cigar shop in Ipswich and asked for fake cigars so the kids could follow the tradition of smoking cigars after graduation.—
Ryan Canfield OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Lakewood police's Drones as First Responder program helped locate one of the vehicles involved in the incident at Colorado Mills Mall and Wheat Ridge officers made contact with the other driver.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Data centers are contained in buildings stretching as far as a football field, housing thousands of continually running machines.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 June 2026
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Crews quickly established hose lines on the roof and contained the blaze to a portion of the solar panels atop the structure, achieving knockdown in 48 minutes with no injuries reported, the Fire Department said at the time.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Rij Patel, who grew up in Hunt Valley and graduated from McDonogh, posted the best score among the Baltimore hopefuls, shooting a 9-over 151 over 36 holes on the par-71 North Course that encompassed about 7,310 yards.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
9 June 2026
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With a culinary landscape that, for a long while, was encompassed largely of fine-dining institutions, no-fuss po’boy places, and Cajun comfort-food spots, New Orleans has certainly expanded its taste buds with a burgeoning guard of diverse restaurants and menus molded by many cultures.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
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Iran's blockade of the strait, which carried about 20% of the world's oil supply before the war, has throttled traffic through the critical oil shipping channel, driving up fuel prices and threatening the global economy.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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The show focuses on a person looking back at their life and what carried them through from a list of wonderful things, big and small, that make life worth living.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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“Entailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entailed. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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