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to have as part of a whole
a lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense
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Recent Examples of entailed
The process entailed a trial at JEPLAN’s Kitakyushu Hibikinada Pilot plant.
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Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2026
Researching the role of Mother Mary entailed both actorly imagination and intense preparation.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Paradoxically, his quest for totality entailed a diminishment—of size, of scale, of material.
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Each path entailed distinct strategic, operational, and ethical implications for how a technology designed to serve the world’s most underserved populations would scale.
—Harvard Business Review, 14 Apr. 2026
The immediate aftermath involved two months of recovery, which entailed physical and occupational therapy that helped Lee find equilibrium and regain movement, the magazine reported.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
What was your understanding of what being on reality TV entailed?
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
All the job entailed was showing interest in a few young lives for a few relaxed moments.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Israeli military assessment says its research entailed nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.
—Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2026
Researching the role of Mother Mary entailed both actorly imagination and intense preparation.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Paradoxically, his quest for totality entailed a diminishment—of size, of scale, of material.
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Each path entailed distinct strategic, operational, and ethical implications for how a technology designed to serve the world’s most underserved populations would scale.
—Harvard Business Review, 14 Apr. 2026
The immediate aftermath involved two months of recovery, which entailed physical and occupational therapy that helped Lee find equilibrium and regain movement, the magazine reported.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
What was your understanding of what being on reality TV entailed?
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
All the job entailed was showing interest in a few young lives for a few relaxed moments.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Israeli military assessment says its research entailed nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.
—Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entailed
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Though former head coach Kyra Elzy was still at the helm at Kentucky at the point of O’Neal’s recruitment, O’Neal named UK as one of eight finalists in high school; the list also included Arizona State, Baylor, UCLA, Georgia Tech, LSU (her father’s alma mater) and Tennessee.—
Caroline Makauskas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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There were three years where the award was shared because of a tie in the voting, and two of those included Duke players Elton Brand and Grant Hill.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The incident May 1 involved a bulk carrier southwest of Al Mukalla, Yemen, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations service.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
2 May 2026
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Sleep stages differ in important ways, Monika Schönauer, a sleep researcher at the University of Freiburg, who wasn’t involved in the study, told me.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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The authors argued that the typical American diet contained excessive calories and fat and lacked sufficient amounts of complex carbohydrates and dietary fiber.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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Burick and one of his students assemble the base for one of ENIAC’s three portable function tables, which contained banks of switches that stored numerical constants.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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Arts coverage also encompassed the art, music theater, and writers’ projects launched by the government under the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal agency that employed people during the Great Depression.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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The center was at the vanguard of a larger Yiddish-interest revival that also encompassed the college, as when the two institutions partnered to offer Yiddish classes, which are popular offerings in Amherst.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Another carried a sign supporting the addition of Trump to Mount Rushmore.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Desmond wore a large knife on his belt and carried a black fanny pack filled with ammunition.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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