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
What did your 2025 agency meeting and goals entail?
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Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
The outlet was able to locate an original photo of one such booth from the era, which entailed White contestants throwing objects at the head of a Black boy for prizes.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 8 June 2025
Heath Media begins each engagement by determining what a client can afford to pay to acquire a new customer, which usually entails reverse-engineering from 12-month profitability projections.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Observing a woman get ready to go out is, for many girls, an early glimpse at the ritualistic preparations that femininity can entail.
—Jane Yong Kim, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
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Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
The outlet was able to locate an original photo of one such booth from the era, which entailed White contestants throwing objects at the head of a Black boy for prizes.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 8 June 2025
Heath Media begins each engagement by determining what a client can afford to pay to acquire a new customer, which usually entails reverse-engineering from 12-month profitability projections.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Observing a woman get ready to go out is, for many girls, an early glimpse at the ritualistic preparations that femininity can entail.
—Jane Yong Kim, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entail
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Claire, who blows in and out of Kate’s life, turns up one night pleading for help and telling tales about an accident involving her shifty boyfriend Ryan (Edmund Donovan).—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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Companies that involve their customers in the innovation process build deeper loyalty and create better solutions.—
Roli Saxena,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The man’s body was found lying facedown, covered in a blanket and showing signs of trauma — including what appeared to be a stab wound to his back, a police source told the Daily News.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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One of the shows included Jackie Morris, the aforementioned illustrator of The Lost Words.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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The agency compared the bill with current tax law, which encompasses Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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All four Republicans voted for the procedural rule that encompasses the rescissions package, which is not surprising.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2025
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After new growth is visible on kangaroo paws, fertilize with any complete fertilizer (containing N-P-K, an abbreviation for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium).—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
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The Singaporean government said servers potentially containing AI-powering Nvidia chips shipped from the United States to Singapore had ended up in Malaysia, but that their final destination was unknown.—
AFP,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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“Entail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entail. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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