as in twisted
to cause to twine about one another
the implicated vines did form a most restful garden bower
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Recent Examples of implicated
That authority is not implicated here and Eversource has not requested such rights from DEEP.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
During his time working for Epstein, Indyke was implicated in emails about erasing hard drives, and FBI interviews show that Epstein referred victims to Indyke in the event they were contacted by law enforcement, according to Department of Justice documents.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
The Epstein files have implicated or embarrassed countless people on lists of the world's richest, including Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and New York Giants chairman Steve Tisch.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
The loss of books is minor, almost trivial, in light of all the horrors and violence unleashed by this senseless war, but the potential loss of these books is a sad reminder that we’re all affected and implicated in America’s savage flailings.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
Research funding from the federal government and approvals for new shots by the Food and Drug Administration, for example, aren’t directly implicated.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 16 Mar. 2026
On Wednesday, former First Lady Martine Moïse also implicated a former Haitian president and a former prime minister in her husband's killing.
—Tania Francois, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2026
Another vehicle implicated in this decision that was not mentioned was Sony Honda Mobility’s Afeela 1, an electric sedan set to be manufactured in Ohio, right next to the 0 Series.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
The dismissal was made three days after a defense lawyer filed court records stating Oakland police had worked closely with Antioch officers who were later implicated in the a racist texting scandal in order to identify the four defendants.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
During his time working for Epstein, Indyke was implicated in emails about erasing hard drives, and FBI interviews show that Epstein referred victims to Indyke in the event they were contacted by law enforcement, according to Department of Justice documents.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
The Epstein files have implicated or embarrassed countless people on lists of the world's richest, including Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and New York Giants chairman Steve Tisch.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
The loss of books is minor, almost trivial, in light of all the horrors and violence unleashed by this senseless war, but the potential loss of these books is a sad reminder that we’re all affected and implicated in America’s savage flailings.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
Research funding from the federal government and approvals for new shots by the Food and Drug Administration, for example, aren’t directly implicated.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 16 Mar. 2026
On Wednesday, former First Lady Martine Moïse also implicated a former Haitian president and a former prime minister in her husband's killing.
—Tania Francois, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2026
Another vehicle implicated in this decision that was not mentioned was Sony Honda Mobility’s Afeela 1, an electric sedan set to be manufactured in Ohio, right next to the 0 Series.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
The dismissal was made three days after a defense lawyer filed court records stating Oakland police had worked closely with Antioch officers who were later implicated in the a racist texting scandal in order to identify the four defendants.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicated
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Emerald green steel tracks twisted overhead.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Gomez parted her hair in the center and pulled the lengths up, twisted them, and clipped her hair with a medium-sized sheer white claw clip and wrapping some of the lengths over the top of the clip.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Europeans are also continuing to argue that the war in Ukraine, the largest land war in Europe since World War II, is intertwined with the war in Iran due to the cooperation between Russia and Iran.—
Margaret Brennan,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Singing has been intertwined with resistance efforts for all of human history.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
28 Mar. 2026
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His relied heavily on his four-seam fastball, but mixed in the rest of his arsenal — the slider (18 times), changeup (10 times), sweeper (nine times), curveball (eight times) and cutter (five times) — to keep opponents off balanced.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The participants started with a lower dose, which came as a gray powder mixed into hot water.—
Natalia V. Osipova,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Oh no, they’re definitely entwined.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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During this time, those of us whose lives are entwined with the canyon — hiking guides and river guides, geologists and naturalists, historians and writers — communicated incessantly with one another.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Our economies are braided together through the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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In one moment, Robbie wore a look that puts a spotlight on an emerging designer, Dilara Findikoglu, who created a dress braided with synthetic hair, for the film’s London premiere.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Irish dance troupes jumped and twisted every few hundred feet while bands armed with drums and bagpipes played plied their trade.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Jobs plied his own connections.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Bio-graphite can be used directly in batteries or blended with petroleum streams, helping meet growing domestic demand.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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The agency is also removing all federal restrictions on the sale of E10, gasoline blended with 10% ethanol, with both waivers taking effect May 1.—
Rebecca Shabad,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Implicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicated. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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