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as in unspoken
understood although not put into words
the implicit agreement among members of the outing club is that everyone pays his or her own way on all trips
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as in confident
having or showing a mind free from doubt
members of the expedition must have implicit trust in their leaders
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as in potential
existing only as a possibility and not in fact
there's a risk implicit in any overseas operation undertaken by the military
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Recent Examples of implicit
While some expectations are explicit, many are implicit.
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Lindsay Phillips, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Earlier in Google's evolution, the implicit agreement was that websites would allow Google to crawl their pages in exchange for sending them traffic.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
Unlike earlier digital platforms, which blossomed under minimal government intervention, most of today’s frontier technologies—such as aerospace, AI, biotech, energy, and quantum computing—actively require implicit or explicit state backing to scale up.
—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
Part of Dweck and Kershaw’s implicit point is that the humble truffle is now anything but.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Lindsay Phillips, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Earlier in Google's evolution, the implicit agreement was that websites would allow Google to crawl their pages in exchange for sending them traffic.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
Unlike earlier digital platforms, which blossomed under minimal government intervention, most of today’s frontier technologies—such as aerospace, AI, biotech, energy, and quantum computing—actively require implicit or explicit state backing to scale up.
—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
Part of Dweck and Kershaw’s implicit point is that the humble truffle is now anything but.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicit
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Yet, this subtle, often unspoken, skill is a cornerstone of emotionally intelligent and effective interaction.—
Gamze Acar Bayraktaroglu,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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That response was anchored in common but often unspoken knowledge.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2025
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From there, the team set about making Victor feel comfortable and confident as both a filmmaker and a performer.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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Financial institutions can build trust by judiciously providing key information to help clients make confident decisions without unnecessary complexities.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The potential downside of glucose monitoring is that people who are (perhaps needlessly) alarmed by their CGM data will swap out healthy carbs such as fruit and whole grains for foods that are less healthy—butter, for example, or bacon and red meat.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2025
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The White House and congressional Republicans will have to address persistent voter concerns as new polling and potential amendments emerge in the legislative process.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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That kind of cultural appropriation might be sanctioned at certain times.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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And, both the House of Representatives and the Senate propose increasing the $600 reporting threshold for independent contractors or certain other payments reported on Form 1099-NEC to $2,000, adjusted for inflation.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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At least seven state investigators on the case have been hospitalized for possible exposure to the poison, WISN.com reported.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
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Because there was such little evidence, state police said further forensic testing was not possible.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2025
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What was once defensive denial of privilege has become a tacit nod toward it.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
23 June 2025
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His tours are tacit reminders that, for some people, the past is still the present.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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On its current trajectory, the surest promise that generative AI offers is not creating new originators, but massively scaling up the production of derivative art.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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Hicks is a sure starter and near-every down player, but the rest is wide open.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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More recent performances do not make for such positive reading (four defeats and two draws in six Nations League matches, against Italy, Denmark and Sweden, both draws impressively coming against the latter).—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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While they were hired to support language learning, the specialists emerged as catalysts for converting negative emotions into positive behavioral change.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Implicit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicit. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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