entail
verb
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entail
noun
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Synonyms & Antonyms for entail
Synonyms: Verb
carry, comprehend, contain, embrace, encompass, include, involve, number, subsume, take in
Antonyms: Verb
exclude, leave (out), miss out [British], omit
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Examples of entail in a Sentence
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Pregnancy involves the bodily dependence of the unborn child on its mother; in many cases, it entails a significant physical burden. — Cathleen Kaveny, Commonweal, 4 May 2007 … it was a Master Highlighter Event, a two-day guest appearance by one of Kinkade's specially trained assistants, who would highlight any picture bought during the event for free. Highlighting a picture is not that different from highlighting your hair: it entails stippling tiny bright dots of paint on the picture to give it more texture and luminescence. — Susan Orlean, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2001
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This position entails working with senior executives to analyze a business and develop long-term strategies. — Sarah Min, CBS News, "The 25 best jobs in America for getting ahead," 15 Aug. 2019 For Indian techies, what are jobs of the future going to entail? — Itika Sharma Punit, Quartz India, "“Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal, and not Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, is the Indian techie’s new role model”," 11 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'entail.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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