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
That business entailed makeup and skin care, and terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Canada’s alliance with a relatively benign Washington always entailed some risk.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Since Swiss Water focuses entirely on decaf, setting up a subscription only entailed deciding my delivery frequency.
—Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
In the past, this was a complicated procedure that entailed stripping out the varicose veins in the operating room with the patient under general anesthesia.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 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
Culver briefly covered women’s clubs until becoming the paper’s religion editor, a role that largely entailed culling wire copy and posting notices about church meetings.
—Susan Greene, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
In contrast, Globalstar’s application for the HIBLEO-XL-1 in Europe entailed sending up to 3,080 satellites into LEO.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Canada’s alliance with a relatively benign Washington always entailed some risk.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Since Swiss Water focuses entirely on decaf, setting up a subscription only entailed deciding my delivery frequency.
—Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
In the past, this was a complicated procedure that entailed stripping out the varicose veins in the operating room with the patient under general anesthesia.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 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
Culver briefly covered women’s clubs until becoming the paper’s religion editor, a role that largely entailed culling wire copy and posting notices about church meetings.
—Susan Greene, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
In contrast, Globalstar’s application for the HIBLEO-XL-1 in Europe entailed sending up to 3,080 satellites into LEO.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entailed
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Airports particularly affected at that time included San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in California (56 disruptions), Miami International Airport (MIA) in Florida (36) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in California (28).—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 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.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Following a new Evanston policy, local police obtained the badge numbers of the federal agents involved in Friday’s arrests, Biss said.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Daniel also has and continues to be involved in podcasting at the newspaper.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire has been fully contained.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The blaze is now contained, but a shelter-in-place order remains in effect for the area around the airport.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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That definition encompassed even certain donor contributions.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Originally, Everett, Brockton, Leominster, Waltham, Natick and Salem encompassed the list.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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The show, which was slated to be carried live by the network and stream on Peacock, has reportedly been shelved in order to allow Snoop to focus on his gig as a Winter Olympics correspondent.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lee performed two new songs early on during the set, both of which carried the hazy radio-skipping nostalgia of Diamond Jubilee.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Entailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entailed. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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