as in unspoken
understood although not put into words
an implied agreement is not legally enforceable
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as in indicated
to convey an idea indirectly
they may have implied that they'd help, but they didn't actually say so
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The members of this trip connect through an unspoken yearning, and the vibrant dynamic between them soon leads Kimi to wonder what her own color might be.Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
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So owning and displaying a rare piece, like the Brora mentioned above, becomes an unspoken statement about the owner.Mark Littler, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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The agency withdrew its tacit support in 2022 and is currently enmeshed in litigation with the project, which is a collaboration between the Victoria University of Wellington and the political tech and data provider Aristotle.Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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There is tacit acceptance from Vector that some of this resembles a video game.Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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Almost 200 years ago, Alexis de Tocqueville spoke of the importance of social capital—the implicit community and neighborly trust that undergirds the fabric of American society and how respect for the rule of law rather than the law of rulers underlies our market economy and social harmony.Steven Tian, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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And the variable interest model in particular is extremely complicated and detailed and requires a lot of judgment, not just around explicit financial interests, but implicit financial interests, relationships with related parties and the like.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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