entailed

verb

Definition of entailednext
past tense of entail
as in included
to have as part of a whole a lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense

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  1. included
  2. involved
  3. contained
  4. encompassed
  5. carried
Verb
  • That dock funding was included in Mayor Cavalier Johnson's 2025 budget approved by the council.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • There are several plot holes, extra scenes clearly included just to boost Sheridan's ego, and the dialogue has become overly preachy and didactic—almost as annoying as Aaron Sorkin's mini-sermons in later seasons of The West Wing, which is saying something.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of included
Verb
  • Getting everybody involved early.
    Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Each general manager involved had a different strategy, and some seasons worked out better than others.
    Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of involved
Verb
  • Some of the genetic samples from the patient contained gene mutations that might help H5N1 infect people more easily.
    Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The tea bags studied by the Barcelona scientists contained polypropylene, cellulose and nylon, but there are many tea bags in stores which are plastic free.
    Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of contained
Verb
  • All five films have been Oscar shortlisted in the sound category, which since 2021 has encompassed both sound editing and mixing.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Only a month ago, Santa Ana winds spurred the Franklin Fire in Malibu in December that quickly encompassed thousands of acres and endangered countless homes.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of encompassed
Verb
  • They were carried to the Shelby Street church in a procession.
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The butterflies also carried two types of pollen on their bodies, both from plant species found only in Africa.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of carried
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