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
Others have recanted and said police coerced them into implicating Washington and Simms.
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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
There are plenty of suspects and Perveen walks a fine line between doing her duty to her clients and investigating the man’s death with the risk of implicating them.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
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
There are plenty of suspects and Perveen walks a fine line between doing her duty to her clients and investigating the man’s death with the risk of implicating them.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicating
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Set the scene After weaving through downtown Nassau, passing the towering cruise ships in port, and waiting in traffic on the bridge to Paradise Island, arriving at the Ocean Club is a breath of fresh air (and a sigh of relief).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2026
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The show’s storylines have largely revolved around drunken fights, messy breakups, hookups and cheating allegations while occasionally weaving in more serious conversations about race, mental health and fractured childhoods.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
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Alex Edwards kneeled on the carpet to calm down Zuri Kafuko, 3, by twisting part of her hair back in place.—
William J. Ford,
Baltimore Sun,
25 May 2026
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Press straight down to cut the dough, without twisting the cutter, to keep the layers intact.—
Terrence Hayes,
Southern Living,
19 May 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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But mostly, the intertwining threads just sit there, never coming together in any satisfying way or holding up as their own story within the story, despite how hard the writers work at showing that reality can inspire fiction but fiction can also bounce back to influence reality.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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“Implicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicating. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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