implicates

present tense third-person singular of implicate, archaic

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Recent Examples of implicates There is no evidence that implicates them in any way. Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026 Now, because of his imprudent and inaccurate sloganeering, even with a majority of his appointees sitting on the board, the mayor faces the prospect of a legal and political fiasco that implicates the honesty of his most prominent promise to his constituents. Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026 Past traumas and current abuses culminate in a sudden death that implicates five women in the community, played by Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Zoë Kravitz. Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026 All of this makes Unspeakable Things a particular type of #MeToo memoir, one in which the accuser implicates herself—not as complicit in any assault or harassment, but as fully human, and sometimes confounding even to herself. Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026 The scheme has been under investigation since last June and also implicates the Palace of Versailles. News Desk, Artforum, 13 Feb. 2026 The investigation also implicates the brother of Israel’s Shin Bet chief, though he was not indicted. Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026 And the out of control fraud in your state also implicates election security. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicates
Verb
  • On its debut album, the Australian quartet weaves quietly arresting details and playful sonic touches into catchy, familiar noise-pop.
    Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
  • The rapper, who has the small role of a bard in Nolan’s cinematic retelling of the Greek epic poem, weaves together Homer’s prose with modern lyricism on the ghostly track that alludes to Odysseus’ long journey.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • The show intertwines the two mythic love stories of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone, as Orpheus must go down to Hades’ underworld to rescue Eurydice after hard times befall the couple.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
  • The Ronnie Wood suite, for example, transports you to a unique world that intertwines Art Deco with the Rolling Stones' rock and roll.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026

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