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
What this entailed was gaining as much reliable information about the Soviet military as possible while stumping for an open skies policy that would allow overflights by both sides of the other's territory to prevent accidental war.
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David Szondy
march 29, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
Police did not specify what the request entailed.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The Washington Examiner spoke with five current and former senior department officials, as well as two sources familiar with Noem’s management, to piece together what Noem’s final days and Mullin’s first ones on the job entailed.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
German Jews—my people—were far less numerous, most of them came to the United States earlier, and their typical first occupation was peddling, which entailed wandering through non-Jewish areas, not living in tenements.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
From the outset, the company was a little vague about what the service actually entailed.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The job entailed long hours but nothing out of line with typical campaign work, said the three staffers, who were referred to the Tribune by the campaign.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Now, further observations of the aftermath of the mission – which entailed intentionally slamming a vehicle into a space rock – is revealing something unexpected in the binary system of asteroids.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Both conversations were characterized as brief and neither entailed anything further, such as any preliminary negotiations on a long-term deal.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2026
David Szondy
march 29, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
Police did not specify what the request entailed.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The Washington Examiner spoke with five current and former senior department officials, as well as two sources familiar with Noem’s management, to piece together what Noem’s final days and Mullin’s first ones on the job entailed.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
German Jews—my people—were far less numerous, most of them came to the United States earlier, and their typical first occupation was peddling, which entailed wandering through non-Jewish areas, not living in tenements.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
From the outset, the company was a little vague about what the service actually entailed.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The job entailed long hours but nothing out of line with typical campaign work, said the three staffers, who were referred to the Tribune by the campaign.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Now, further observations of the aftermath of the mission – which entailed intentionally slamming a vehicle into a space rock – is revealing something unexpected in the binary system of asteroids.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Both conversations were characterized as brief and neither entailed anything further, such as any preliminary negotiations on a long-term deal.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entailed
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The applicant also included a follow-up email explaining the scope of the work and requesting payment within 14 days.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Heat nearly wasted a 15-point second-half lead, but held on in a contest that included 14 lead changes to improve to 2-7 over its last nine games.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The slide appears to have involved a thick slab of soft snow breaking loose at a weak layer in the snowpack, the report said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Riverside County Department of Animal Services officials are seeking help from the public in locating a pair of dogs that were recently involved in an attack on a wild burro, part of a series of attacks on the creatures dating back to late 2025.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Forensic drug reports showed that about 98% of medetomidine-positive samples also contained fentanyl.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The vessel was missing but was later contained.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Council’s definition of at risk of eviction encompassed anyone who had gotten a demand letter from their landlord, a first step in an often months- or years-long process towards eviction.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The 2023-2024 El Niño, which encompassed the summer of 2023, was one of the top five strongest warming episodes on record, according to The Weather Channel.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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This year, Leo carried the cross through the fourteen stations that mark Jesus’ suffering and death.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ovalle had to be carried of the field.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Entailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entailed. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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