as in including
to have as part of a whole
a lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense
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Recent Examples of entailing
FedEx will offer modified services, mostly entailing early pickups, and most offices will be open.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Larger businesses, entailing companies with 50 or more employees, actually reported a net gain of 90,000 workers.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Larger businesses, entailing companies with 50 or more employees, actually reported a net gain of 90,000 workers.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entailing
Verb
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Keep reading to see more of my go-to summer travel fashion staples at Amazon, including this timeless V-neck shirt that’s quietly on sale for $8.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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For example, in a March 5 warning letter, the FDA accused drugmaker Novo Nordisk, the maker of Wegovy and Ozempic, of failing to report some adverse events to the federal government, including suicidal ideation and death.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Julian was killed on Saturday, May 30, after a crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle near Signal Butte Road and State Route 24, according to the Mesa Police Department, as reported by NBC affiliate 12News.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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One person is dead, and two others were taken to the hospital after a crash involving multiple vehicles in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, Tuesday afternoon, police said.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Verb
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To give your skin an extra hydration boost, layer on a gentle serum containing Vitamin C and hyaluronic acid first.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
28 May 2026
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The firefighting foam containing PFAS was effective against fuel fires.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Their answers, encompassing both Washington’s most famous sites and humble homegrown architectural forms, paint a portrait of America in three dimensions.—
Time,
Time,
2 June 2026
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Launching Monday, the campaign will run across Anua’s digital and social platforms as part of a multiyear agreement encompassing future global campaigns and product launches.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Behind him, in single file, trailed a troop of men and women carrying decades-old L1A1 and Lee-Enfield rifles.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The system relied on an 11-parachute sequence to safely decelerate the capsule carrying a crew of four astronauts from over 25,000 mph in space to a gentle 20 mph splashdown.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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“Entailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entailing. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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