as in weaved
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
Young was implicated — along with another man who faced similar charges and a third man who didn’t — in a June 2023 shootout at a gas station on 66th Avenue in Oakland, where 23-year-old Idriek Patterson, of Newark, and 25-year-old Anteasa Collins, of Stockton, were killed.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
It's also been implicated in the early development of Alzheimer's disease.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
The evening news reported on atrocities committed by Russian forces in Chechnya and on corruption schemes that implicated top officials in the Kremlin.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
He was implicated by police in the deaths of nine — a victim total that has rarely been equaled in Arizona history and never surpassed — but prosecutors did not charge him in one of the deaths.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Trujillo and Cambar, however, are implicated as participating in two other murders.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Who is Hinako, and how is she implicated in this story of violence and madness?
—Vincent Acovino, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
According to Navann Ty, a senior healthcare and biopharma analyst at BNP Paribas, Kenvue’s acetaminophen sales were not implicated by the ongoing legal battle.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
The Com has been implicated in crimes far more serious than crypto scams.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
It's also been implicated in the early development of Alzheimer's disease.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
The evening news reported on atrocities committed by Russian forces in Chechnya and on corruption schemes that implicated top officials in the Kremlin.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
He was implicated by police in the deaths of nine — a victim total that has rarely been equaled in Arizona history and never surpassed — but prosecutors did not charge him in one of the deaths.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Trujillo and Cambar, however, are implicated as participating in two other murders.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Who is Hinako, and how is she implicated in this story of violence and madness?
—Vincent Acovino, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
According to Navann Ty, a senior healthcare and biopharma analyst at BNP Paribas, Kenvue’s acetaminophen sales were not implicated by the ongoing legal battle.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
The Com has been implicated in crimes far more serious than crypto scams.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicated
twisted
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The star wide receiver made a 10-yard catch for a third-down conversion right along the right sideline and twisted his left leg beneath Malachi Moore as the New York safety made the tackle out of bounds.—
David Wilson,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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So, in an instant, Zeek twisted and pushed the barrel aside, but the robber grabbed his shoulder, firing a shot that cracked through the quiet.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Implicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicated. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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