as in weaves
to cause to twine about one another
the implicated vines did form a most restful garden bower
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Recent Examples of implicates
And the out of control fraud in your state also implicates election security.
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Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
And what the Court was looking at was whether a soldier could essentially refuse to deploy during a foreign invasion, and that implicates some of the President’s most potent powers in the area of foreign relations.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
However, current vascular research, some of it cited by Michael Lebow, MD, implicates abnormal blood flow as an important factor in maintaining inflammation within the knee joint.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
The 60-count indictment that actually implicates a lot of these people and the prosecution memo were not released.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
As divisions persist over whether the scandal implicates more Democrats or Republicans, the factual accounts of those directly involved, including Giuffre, are central to understanding any political or legal implications.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
His prosecution implicates societal interests of the highest order.
—ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
There is no connection too far-fetched to consider as exemplified by Owens proposing that the presence of an Egyptian plane in Utah implicates foreign leaders.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The film opens with Ash facilitating the stealth exchange of sensitive documents between a man named Hoffman (played by Matthew Maher) and an executive (Victor Garber) at his former place of work, Optimo Pharmaceutical, that implicates the company in fraud.
—EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
And what the Court was looking at was whether a soldier could essentially refuse to deploy during a foreign invasion, and that implicates some of the President’s most potent powers in the area of foreign relations.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
However, current vascular research, some of it cited by Michael Lebow, MD, implicates abnormal blood flow as an important factor in maintaining inflammation within the knee joint.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
The 60-count indictment that actually implicates a lot of these people and the prosecution memo were not released.
—CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
As divisions persist over whether the scandal implicates more Democrats or Republicans, the factual accounts of those directly involved, including Giuffre, are central to understanding any political or legal implications.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
His prosecution implicates societal interests of the highest order.
—ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
There is no connection too far-fetched to consider as exemplified by Owens proposing that the presence of an Egyptian plane in Utah implicates foreign leaders.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The film opens with Ash facilitating the stealth exchange of sensitive documents between a man named Hoffman (played by Matthew Maher) and an executive (Victor Garber) at his former place of work, Optimo Pharmaceutical, that implicates the company in fraud.
—EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicates
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The experience weaves together the rich history of the ship, its crew and passengers, building a deeper understanding of life aboard the Titanic.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Sanders’s violin weaves his classical roots into the pulse of jazz improvisation.—
Gina Grillo,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Set in 19th Century Mexico, Netflix’s series adaptation of ‘Mal de Amores’ (‘Lovesick’) is directed by Catalina Aguilar Mastretta, daughter of its author Ángeles Mastretta, and intertwines a story of war and family.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
27 Dec. 2025
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This inspiring story intertwines the rich traditions of Chinese and Indian heritages, aiming to foster unity and celebrate diversity.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Dec. 2025
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