as in to involve
to have as part of a whole
a lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense
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Recent Examples of entail
Harry admits this is bizarre: How can the bosun not know what cleaning the deck entails?
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
The grand finale in Bali entails a private blessing ceremony among the rice terraces, a healing session with a foot massage, and a helicopter ride over Mount Batur, catching views of the Ayung River.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2025
A day after all of the Florida sheriff’s offices committed to aiding federal authorities with enforcing immigration on the street level, many people have expressed concerns on what that will entail.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Exposure also entails age-appropriate, outside-the-school experiences like workplace visits as young people move through school.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
The grand finale in Bali entails a private blessing ceremony among the rice terraces, a healing session with a foot massage, and a helicopter ride over Mount Batur, catching views of the Ayung River.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2025
A day after all of the Florida sheriff’s offices committed to aiding federal authorities with enforcing immigration on the street level, many people have expressed concerns on what that will entail.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Exposure also entails age-appropriate, outside-the-school experiences like workplace visits as young people move through school.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entail
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Petito’s case is one of many domestic violence tragedies involving young people that continue to provoke anger and fear, and that’s especially true when these cases involve teenagers.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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Stark saves Peter from dangerous arms dealers — including Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton) — and warns him not to get involved.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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The non-manufacturing PMI, which includes services and construction, also climbed to 50.4 from 50.2 in January.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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Most categories, including Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, are determined by a plurality vote, meaning the nominee with the highest number of votes wins.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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The list encompasses research in all 50 states, including 257 grants totaling more than $150 million to institutions in Cruz’s home state of Texas.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
23 Feb. 2025
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The national database encompassed nearly 150,000 federal officers and agents, from the FBI and IRS down to the Railroad Retirement Board.—
Tom Jackman and Elizabeth Dwoskin The Washington Post,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Most drugstore shampoos contain harsh ingredients that dry out the scalp.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The key difference is that turmeric contains only a small amount of curcumin.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Entail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entail. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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