implicated

past tense of implicate, archaic

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Recent Examples of implicated Thomas Safran & Associates was implicated in a previous pay-for-play scheme involving the Los Angeles City Council. Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025 While out on bail before his sentence, McFarland was additionally implicated in a fraudulent ticket scheme known as NYC VIP Access. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 Research highlights the stakes, as one study found that when CEOs were implicated in misconduct, shareholder losses averaged $226 million. Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Starting in December of that year, a number of Starovoit’s former colleagues and subordinates were implicated in embezzlement of military funds—including 19 billion rubles (around $250 million) that had been allocated for defenses along the Ukrainian border. Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025 Although police recovered an ample sample from the snap on the sheath, Kohberger's DNA wasn't in the government's Combined DNA Index System, known as CODIS, because he hadn't been implicated in any prior crimes. Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025 After a judge granted pretrial release, Addleman seemingly disappeared, staying one step ahead of authorities as he was implicated, but never charged, in a series of crimes. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025 There were three suspects implicated, who were not publicly identified. Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Connections between the thalamus and cortex have long been implicated in autism. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicated
twisted
Verb
  • The agents pushed him against a metal fence, put his hands behind his back and twisted his arm, according to the lawsuit.
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Soon, you’re forced to become an even more ruthless killing machine by delivering multiple A-grade performances, before your arm’s twisted behind your back to deliver a solitary S-grade.
    Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Implicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicated. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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