as in weaving
to cause to twine about one another
the implicated vines did form a most restful garden bower
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Recent Examples of implicating
Writer-director Pascal Plante skillfully enhances the themes of his film with a cold, unsettling atmosphere, often implicating us as voyeurs with our own fixation on the dark side of humanity.
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Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Others have recanted and said police coerced them into implicating Washington and Simms.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Public statements implicating Raul Castro, who was the actual head of the armed forces, in the decision to shoot down the planes had emerged over the years, some of which were mentioned in the indictment.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
The warrant states that among the evidence implicating Potter was a tip from 2010 from her former husband.
—Mark Guarino, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Along with the lack of DNA evidence implicating Hunter, his attorneys suggested the neighbors might have been involved in her death.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Officers discovered significant forensic evidence implicating the trio.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
But the official finding did not stop conspiracy theories from spreading suggesting Epstein was murdered because of his high-profile connections and potential for implicating others.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Yet each family member harbors a secret, implicating them all in the tragic accident.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Others have recanted and said police coerced them into implicating Washington and Simms.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Public statements implicating Raul Castro, who was the actual head of the armed forces, in the decision to shoot down the planes had emerged over the years, some of which were mentioned in the indictment.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
The warrant states that among the evidence implicating Potter was a tip from 2010 from her former husband.
—Mark Guarino, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Along with the lack of DNA evidence implicating Hunter, his attorneys suggested the neighbors might have been involved in her death.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Officers discovered significant forensic evidence implicating the trio.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
But the official finding did not stop conspiracy theories from spreading suggesting Epstein was murdered because of his high-profile connections and potential for implicating others.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Yet each family member harbors a secret, implicating them all in the tragic accident.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicating
Verb
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The footage appears to show the SUV weaving through traffic at high speed.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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Between hauling bags up subway stairs, weaving through Penn Station, and occasionally sprinting to the correct track, comfortable footwear is non-negotiable.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Rather than wringing and twisting it to remove the excess water, roll it up in a clean, dry towel and gently squeeze out the water.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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From twisting a bright pink kerchief into a one-shoulder top to slinging another across her hips to create a slit up-to-there skirt, Li found pleasure in the trial-and-error process.—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
Verb
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These two intertwining stories drive home the impact of that time and its reverberations through the decades in a page-turning, illuminating novel.—
Caroline Killilea,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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The scents come in glass bottles with a retro appeal and details winking to the house’s couture tradition, such as the metal logo intertwining with a safety pin and a vintage-looking pear pump sprayer adorned with the fabrics of the ateliers.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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“Implicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicating. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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