entailing

present participle of entail

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of entailing The Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, had laid out a three-phase plan for Venezuela, entailing stabilization, recovery, and, ultimately, a political transition. Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 23 July 2026 Following his first meeting at the helm Wednesday, Warsh outlined the plan — a sprawling, ambitious endeavor entailing five task forces that will utilize resources and experts within the Fed and from the outside. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 June 2026 And in a separate joint paper, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Lithuania called on the EU to explore a new measure to limit over-reliance on a single country, possibly entailing new tariffs or quotas. Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 June 2026 If wanting to ascribe feelings to the nonhuman world is an anthropocentric crime, the opposite—failure to ascribe feelings to animals, or to respond creatively to plants—seems much worse, entailing an inert, clockwork universe of mechanistic automata, in which humans are the only conscious actors. Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026 FedEx will offer modified services, mostly entailing early pickups, and most offices will be open. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entailing
Verb
  • The administration has taken steps to upend the nation's vaccine guidance -- many of them since halted by a judge -- including downsizing the childhood immunization schedule.
    FATIMA HUSSEIN, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Original moldings, door knobs, and wood paneling have been preserved, but spaces have been shaped for contemporary use including made disabled-accessible.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Healthcare and social assistance workers account for roughly 73% of all nonfatal workplace violence injuries involving days away from work.
    Jason Fass, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Lenexa police are investigating a fatal crash involving a woman who left a medical facility and sped away from officers who were checking on her, a police spokesperson said.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Staff at the meat department washed a trap containing raw chicken juice and skipped the sanitizing step.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Simon Peter Carman was arrested in June after the 17-year-old girl was reported missing in Pattaya City, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) southeast of Bangkok, and a suitcase containing her body was found shortly after.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Duarte’s writing features detailed prose and a moving storyline, encompassing grief, healing, and the losses borne by a Latinx family in the name of American patriotism.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The couple built a seamless live-work compound encompassing a modern home, art studio, and sculpture fabrication barn, connected by flagstone pathways winding through pinyon, juniper, and cedar trees.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Authorities didn't comment on the drone's origin or purpose, saying further investigation was needed, but two senior officials said the device was likely carrying explosives.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Since the raid, many have returned to work at US battery plants doing similar jobs, often on the same visas, while carrying the fear of being swept up again by immigration agents, the workers told CNN.
    Hanna Park, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Entailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entailing. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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