as in involves
to have as part of a whole
a lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense
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Recent Examples of entails
Real progress also entails shared commitment across the supply chain—not only from the state, but from the global buyers that profit from Cambodian manufacturing.
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Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
The journey, first to Paris and then through Switzerland and Milan and onwards to Venice, was for the most part pleasant, being blessedly free of many of the wearisome and often infuriating hindrances and misdirections that rail travel usually entails.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
That includes dealing with the harsh realities of what being the wife of a potential president entails — like the threat of assassinations.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
The mining of cobalt often entails child labor, brutally described in Siddharth Kara’s 2023 best seller, Cobalt Red.
—Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
No matter what someone’s day entails, a sturdy tote bag is sure to come in handy.
—L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
Some people are in love with cooking and putting things together, but oftentimes that cooking still entails buying a lot of products and then assembling them.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Co-founder Paul Zeckser said his software helps developers clean up errors more quickly and accurately than the current process, which entails sending construction plans out to third-party reviewers.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Another computational bottleneck entails an operation called bootstrapping, which is needed to periodically remove noise from ciphertexts, Agrawal says.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
The journey, first to Paris and then through Switzerland and Milan and onwards to Venice, was for the most part pleasant, being blessedly free of many of the wearisome and often infuriating hindrances and misdirections that rail travel usually entails.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
That includes dealing with the harsh realities of what being the wife of a potential president entails — like the threat of assassinations.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
The mining of cobalt often entails child labor, brutally described in Siddharth Kara’s 2023 best seller, Cobalt Red.
—Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
No matter what someone’s day entails, a sturdy tote bag is sure to come in handy.
—L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
Some people are in love with cooking and putting things together, but oftentimes that cooking still entails buying a lot of products and then assembling them.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Co-founder Paul Zeckser said his software helps developers clean up errors more quickly and accurately than the current process, which entails sending construction plans out to third-party reviewers.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Another computational bottleneck entails an operation called bootstrapping, which is needed to periodically remove noise from ciphertexts, Agrawal says.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entails
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These four are all very proud of their special status, which involves democratic processes, including members electing the club’s president, approving (or not) annual accounts, and voting on changes to club statutes at assemblies that must be held once a year.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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This surgery involves a smaller incision.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
15 Oct. 2025
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The deal includes the release of all living and dead hostages.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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The shooting marks Kansas City’s 123d homicide of 2025, compared to 123 at this time last year, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
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Heart disease is a broad term that encompasses all the disorders that affect the heart’s function and structure, from coronary artery disease (CAD) to congenital heart disease (CHD) to arrhythmias, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The unit encompasses a generous 6,615 square feet of land, featuring abundant outdoor space and a pool.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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This publication contains general information only and Deloitte is not, by means of this publication, rendering accounting, business, financial, investment, legal, tax, or other professional advice or services.—
Lara Abrash,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Eddington contains a number of images, story points and themes that struck a chord at the time of its theatrical release in July 2025, but a number of them have proven to be quite prophetic of more recent events within America’s fraught political landscape.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Entails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entails. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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