as in unspoken
understood although not put into words
we have a tacit agreement that if I wash the dishes, she dries them and puts them away
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Recent Examples of tacit
There’s a tacit humility to that answer.
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Vodolazkin has become a master at using his own life and identity to offer tacit support to this belief.
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Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
The Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) is trying to bring in 334 new staff – a tacit acknowledgement that the previous cuts did serious harm to the office's ability to do its work.
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Cory Turner,
NPR,
14 May 2026
The move is another tacit acknowledgment that taxing imports raises costs for shoppers.
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Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
11 May 2026
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Vodolazkin has become a master at using his own life and identity to offer tacit support to this belief.
—
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
The Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) is trying to bring in 334 new staff – a tacit acknowledgement that the previous cuts did serious harm to the office's ability to do its work.
—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
14 May 2026
The move is another tacit acknowledgment that taxing imports raises costs for shoppers.
—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for tacit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tacit
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While on the podcast, Wilde discussed wanting to make the unspoken punchlines as funny as the spoken ones, finding the humor in the unsaid moments of rage.
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Home is where unspoken issues are becoming impossible to ignore, Leo.
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During the trial, to prove implied malice, prosecutors presented evidence of Grossman’s history of speeding.
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The first one is passive—where decisions get delayed, expectations are murky, implied and unspoken.
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Students aimed to delegitimize Pichai's presence, reflecting a Gen Z trend to disengage from institutions perceived as breaking an implicit social contract, challenging corporate dissent management.
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The implicit goal of The Bear is to depict the realities of working in a restaurant.
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“Tacit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tacit. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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