as in to weave
to cause to twine about one another
the implicated vines did form a most restful garden bower
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Recent Examples of implicate
Unlike Monster, which attempts to absolve itself from feeding into Gein mania by focusing on the other writers and directors inspired by that serial killer, Devil in Disguise doesn’t try to implicate its audience in the sport of watching true crime.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
The texts implicate members of Young Republicans groups from New York, Kansas, Arizona, and Vermont over the span of seven months this year.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
His brother William, who is not implicated in any of this, is a detective lieutenant who made $439,600 in 2023 and then fell off to a mere $407,100 last year.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
When minors are charged with a status offense, parents are automatically implicated.
—Caitlin Cavanagh, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
The texts implicate members of Young Republicans groups from New York, Kansas, Arizona, and Vermont over the span of seven months this year.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
His brother William, who is not implicated in any of this, is a detective lieutenant who made $439,600 in 2023 and then fell off to a mere $407,100 last year.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
When minors are charged with a status offense, parents are automatically implicated.
—Caitlin Cavanagh, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicate
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Those numbers show just how dangerous unsafe driving can be, from weaving through traffic to tailgating or driving under the influence.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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An Arthurian theme is at play in the novel, and Hill weaves in a grand love story as well.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Del Toro's love of Hammer horror is evident throughout, crafting a spooky psychological tale in which style and substance are intertwined.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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Starring Allison Williams, Dave Franco, Mason Thames, Mckenna Grace, Scott Eastwood and Willa Fitzgerald, the film centers two families already intertwined by sisters Morgan (Williams) and Jenny (Fitzgerald).—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Young twisted his right ankle while unsuccessfully trying to avoid the Jets’ pass rush on Jowon Briggs’ sack late in the third quarter.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Longtime prejudices have meant that Latin artists have been regarded with suspicion, doubt, and even outrage throughout music history, but these attitudes have twisted into something far more intense and sinister as a result of the current administration.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, allowing men but not women to have multiple spouses is clearly unequal and entwined with patriarchal ideology that positions women as subordinate or inferior to men.—
David W. Lawson,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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Robinson and Quijada annotate Mexodus with lessons on the separate but entwined oppression of Black and Latino people in the United States as well as anecdotes from their own lives, emphasizing the importance of solidarity between the groups.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Implicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicate. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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