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
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.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicates
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Another great trail in the area is the DuPont Waterfalls run in DuPont State Recreational Forest, a six-mile route that weaves by Hooker Falls, Triple Falls, and High Falls.—
Kristine Thomason,
Outside,
9 Mar. 2026
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Extremely tight ponytails or other styles, heavy tracks of hair extensions, weaves and cosmetic heat treatments that pull on our hair can also attribute to hair loss, according to American Academy of Dermatology Association.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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In an old-growth forest, the beauty of old trees intertwines with the bodies of those trying to save them, creating something numinous.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Anchored by Tainy’s masterful production, the song’s undulating reggaetón foundation intertwines with futuristic electronic textures, giving it a glimmering pulse.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Implicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicates. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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