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
The economic data suggest that the old operating system is failing, and postponing a redesign of governance and the economy entails increasing costs for Cuba.
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Ricardo Torres, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Hitting 70,000 entails another 43% rally from here.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
All this may entail being late when the light eventually turns green.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
As for what exactly that entails for the multi-hyphenate?
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
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Kiefer Sutherland accused of assaulting top fashion designer Two years after his DUI arrest, Sutherland was dealt misdemeanor charges over an alleged altercation involving Proenza Schouler designer Jack McCollough.—
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Ledesma did have a battery charge involving physical contact back in 2024.—
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Molinaro’s visit will include a ride on the Blue Line and a roundtable with local officials and business leaders, according to Cagle.—
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All programs — including athletics, community education and adult education — are cancelled Thursday and Friday.—
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The concepts making their debut range from Kwame Onwuachi’s take on Caribbean cuisine in Las Vegas to Francesco Martucci bringing his pizza prowess to fine dining in Miami—and everything in between, encompassing a wide variety of flavors, heritages, and more.—
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During the early days of 2026, users on X popularized a word that encompasses why social media can feel just so annoying these days.—
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Mansfield Park contains a slow burning love story with Fanny’s cousin Edmund and delicious subplots concerning two charming, selfish siblings, but of chief interest are Fanny’s two aunts.—
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This single optical component contains many tiny lenses on one surface.—
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“Entail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entail. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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