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
With emotions running so high, any public expression of one’s beliefs entails certain risks.
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Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Following the sequel's release, fans have been running wild with theories about what a potential third movie could entail.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
One method that parents may follow when adjusting their child to the time change entails gradually pushing the family’s schedule back by 15 to 20 minutes each night leading up to the time change.
—Gina Park, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
But a recent post on X offers some clues about what his leadership might entail.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Following the sequel's release, fans have been running wild with theories about what a potential third movie could entail.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
One method that parents may follow when adjusting their child to the time change entails gradually pushing the family’s schedule back by 15 to 20 minutes each night leading up to the time change.
—Gina Park, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
But a recent post on X offers some clues about what his leadership might entail.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Thousands of police officers were deployed across Paris, seeking to avoid a repeat of last week’s violence in Amsterdam involving locals and Israeli fans.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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In a letter sent to football players and their families, Kelly Lara, an assistant district superintendent, said two incidents occurred involving racist speech made toward, and about, a Black teammate.Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Evacuations covered more than 80 square miles — the area shown in red — including some neighborhoods in Camarillo.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Last season, including the playoffs, the 49ers scored a touchdowns on 68% of their red zone trips, best in the NFL.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Permits to cut in the White River National Forest, which encompasses a wide swath along Interstate 70 from Summit County to Glenwood Springs, including Summit, Eagle, Pitkin and Garfield Counties, also are available through recreation.gov.John Meyer, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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Wicks won a second term serving Assembly District 14, which encompasses much of the East Bay from Hercules to Piedmont, with numerous metro areas caught in the state’s ongoing housing crisis.Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Officials had not made progress on containing the fire, and there was no official count for the number of homes the Mountain Fire has destroyed in Camarillo Heights and other parts of Ventura County.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Gonzalez fled the scene of the crash before police arrived, but left behind a Gatorade bottle that contained his DNA and ultimately led to his arrest, according to court records.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Entail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entail. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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