implicates

present tense third-person singular of implicate, archaic

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of implicates Homicide detective Sofia Karppi returns to work after the death of her husband and is immediately thrown into the middle of a perplexing murder case that implicates a massive clean energy company. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 Unlike that movie, Naza implicates both the left and the right. — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026 Fixing execution means changing how decisions get made, who owns what and what happens when someone misses, which is slower, less interesting and implicates people by name. — Ken Paskins, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026 This subterfuge makes sense, since what these people reveal implicates their superiors. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicates
Verb
  • As in the novel, Clarissa weaves two seemingly disparate narratives — one about a wealthy woman, the other about a soldier with PTSD — into one story about fate, existentialism, and time.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Intricate leather weaves reinterpreted the brand’s classic bags and shoes, while denim, crystal embroidery and ostrich-effect materials added pizzazz to the lineup.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Drawing on home movies, street-protest footage, newspapers, sketches, photographs, and recorded voices, Ahangarani intertwines her life story with more than four decades of political upheaval.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The latter reached the Billboard 200 with its spacious and deep dreamy sound that intertwines guitar melodies and gentle Latin pulses driven by subtle percussion.
    — Cata Balzano, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Implicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicates. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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