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
Attanasio acknowledged that the next phase of growth for TBD Eyewear entails expanding its footprint in the optician and specialty store circuit, currently accounting for about half of its doors.
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Martino Carrera, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
This issue is compounded by the fact that schools are uncertain as to what the new federal policy entails.
—Alex Marrero, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
When Stacie and Sean arrived in Indiana, they were faced with what the project would entail.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The project entails replacing mechanical equipment within the wet wells and upgrading wet well covers and access hatches at the elementary and Our Savior’s locations.
—Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Martino Carrera, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
This issue is compounded by the fact that schools are uncertain as to what the new federal policy entails.
—Alex Marrero, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
When Stacie and Sean arrived in Indiana, they were faced with what the project would entail.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The project entails replacing mechanical equipment within the wet wells and upgrading wet well covers and access hatches at the elementary and Our Savior’s locations.
—Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entail
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Jason Isaacs on the Perverse Pleasures of The White Lotus Season 3 Theory 3: Rick is involved with the robbery Walton Goggins in The White LotusFabio Lovino—HBO Rick was also way too quick to dismiss the possibility that Chelsea could have died.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Supreme Court will debate Wednesday whether judges can use that threshold test for workplace discrimination allegations not involving members of a minority group.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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Seven people died, including all six onboard the plane and another in a car on the ground.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Recurring cast members includes Néstor Carbonell (The Morning Show), Jessica Rothe (Utopia), Santiago Segura, Ash Santos (Mayor of Kingstown) and Arturo Del Puerto (For All Mankind).—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
18 Feb. 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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Authorities also found a small bag containing a tan powder-like substance which tested positive for fentanyl.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2025
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The film’s audio was previously also restored for home video from original Dolby Stereo archived 35mm magnetic film sources containing the separate dialogue, music and effects (DME) tracks.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Entail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entail. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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