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
The usual way to craft programming code entails the handwriting of source code, often using a conventional programming language such as Python, C++, and other popular coding languages.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This position entails walking, stooping, bending, lifting and handling event waste and recycling.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Parenting often entails breaking generational cycles of abuse and trauma.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
Carry This entails holding weight while walking, which helps to improve posture and stability, strengthens grip, and works the shoulders, upper back, core and hips.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The surgery — which was developed in the 1960s and has only been performed on several hundred people worldwide — entails multiple steps.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Gates of Lodore is a Perfect Entry If you’re intimidated by the long, multi-week aspect of a Grand Canyon rafting trip, and the extremes that a desert river trip entails, the Gates of Lodore is a perfect introduction to whitewater.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
Here's what the position entails.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Like the blind father, the country is desperately trying to overcome its past and disadvantages, in pursuit of a more beautiful future — but that pursuit almost necessarily entails a brittle form of pride, which leads to various injustices along the way.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This position entails walking, stooping, bending, lifting and handling event waste and recycling.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Parenting often entails breaking generational cycles of abuse and trauma.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
Carry This entails holding weight while walking, which helps to improve posture and stability, strengthens grip, and works the shoulders, upper back, core and hips.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The surgery — which was developed in the 1960s and has only been performed on several hundred people worldwide — entails multiple steps.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Gates of Lodore is a Perfect Entry If you’re intimidated by the long, multi-week aspect of a Grand Canyon rafting trip, and the extremes that a desert river trip entails, the Gates of Lodore is a perfect introduction to whitewater.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
Here's what the position entails.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Like the blind father, the country is desperately trying to overcome its past and disadvantages, in pursuit of a more beautiful future — but that pursuit almost necessarily entails a brittle form of pride, which leads to various injustices along the way.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entails
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Reform of the current system to address this issue involves school choice which includes specialty charter schools, evidence based pilot projects in traditional schools, home school resources with support and virtual classrooms.—
Laura Cassidy,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Planetary formation is believed to occur through a process called accretion — which involves small particles in dusty, gas-rich disks around young stars colliding and sticking together, gradually growing to the size of planets.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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To attract fans of blockbuster productions such as Game of Thrones, the show includes plenty of gory violence.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Our roundup includes music from Miguel, Mick Jenkins, Jaden Smith, and more.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
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Trump is a man of many hats In Ward 8, which encompasses Donohue's district, troops have already been assigned to help with food distribution at a soup kitchen, according to Donohue and a National Guard member with knowledge of the deployment.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The property encompasses a generous 7,061 square feet of land, featuring abundant outdoor space and a pool.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The First 70 Years contains impeccable research and analysis, accompanied by fascinating photos of the sets, film crews, and casts.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The system contains unverified reports of side effects, including from patients, doctors and pharmacists.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Entails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entails. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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