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 agreement entails a $3 billion investment in mineral projects over the next six months.
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Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Death watch entails living in a single-person cell with 24/7 observation.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Real progress also entails shared commitment across the supply chain—not only from the state, but from the global buyers that profit from Cambodian manufacturing.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
The journey, first to Paris and then through Switzerland and Milan and onwards to Venice, was for the most part pleasant, being blessedly free of many of the wearisome and often infuriating hindrances and misdirections that rail travel usually entails.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
That includes dealing with the harsh realities of what being the wife of a potential president entails — like the threat of assassinations.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
The mining of cobalt often entails child labor, brutally described in Siddharth Kara’s 2023 best seller, Cobalt Red.
—Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
No matter what someone’s day entails, a sturdy tote bag is sure to come in handy.
—L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
Some people are in love with cooking and putting things together, but oftentimes that cooking still entails buying a lot of products and then assembling them.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Death watch entails living in a single-person cell with 24/7 observation.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Real progress also entails shared commitment across the supply chain—not only from the state, but from the global buyers that profit from Cambodian manufacturing.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
The journey, first to Paris and then through Switzerland and Milan and onwards to Venice, was for the most part pleasant, being blessedly free of many of the wearisome and often infuriating hindrances and misdirections that rail travel usually entails.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
That includes dealing with the harsh realities of what being the wife of a potential president entails — like the threat of assassinations.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
The mining of cobalt often entails child labor, brutally described in Siddharth Kara’s 2023 best seller, Cobalt Red.
—Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
No matter what someone’s day entails, a sturdy tote bag is sure to come in handy.
—L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
Some people are in love with cooking and putting things together, but oftentimes that cooking still entails buying a lot of products and then assembling them.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entails
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The sharp deterioration in air quality this week comes following celebrations for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which traditionally involves the widespread use of firecrackers which release sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides into the air, as well as harmful heavy metals.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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The craft involves manipulating color to create a specific mood, visual style or narrative theme and is widely-used across film, TV and music.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Lofka’s seven-piece patio furniture set includes four single armchairs, two corner chairs, a glass-top coffee table, and 14 plush cushions that resist water and fading.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
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Comcast One of the world’s biggest telecommunications companies, the conglomerate owns NBCUniversal, which includes film studios such as Universal Pictures and DreamWorks, cable channels such as CNBC and Bravo, as well as Peacock, a streaming platform.—
Melanie Hicken,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Keweenaw National Historic Park encompasses both public and private sites throughout the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula and features heritage sites from the area's copper mining history.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The property encompasses a generous 9,975 square feet of land.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Project Cloud Nita Platform Sneakers The Nita has a platform that lifts you about two inches and contains a cushiony memory foam insole for your heels to sink into.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Angela has the nation’s largest indigenous seed bank, which contains hundreds, if not over a thousand, different seeds that have been donated by people.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Entails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entails. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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