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
Detectives even allegedly coerced Rosie into signing a document implicating Frank Jordano and his father, Iorlando Jordano.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
In DaCosta’s film, Hedda’s scheme to stall Lovborg’s comeback is drawn out with more detailed scheming, including implicating Lovborg in a public humiliation of Professor Greenwood (Finbar Lynch), who is responsible for deciding the recipient of the professorship.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Not only that, but Hal used Kate to convince Trowbridge to bury the sub, implicating her in this plot.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Still, the Epstein saga might have gradually faded from the national consciousness, even in spite of the widespread, unfounded belief that his 2019 suicide in a jail cell while awaiting trial was in fact a murder carried out to prevent him from implicating associates in his crimes.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
But Breda acknowledged that the statements from Helen and the other witnesses would mean little in court without White’s self-implicating remarks.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
In a year when the question of universal freedom still feels contested, The Gettin’ lands as both memorial and mirror, recalling the losses named in 2014 and 2020 and implicating the present tense.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
The investigation became the biggest anticorruption dragnet in Brazilian history, leading to nearly 280 convictions and implicating top business people and politicians.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
The case went unsolved for two years, then police released surveillance video of a suspect, prompting a person who knows Wheeler to come forward implicating him, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
In DaCosta’s film, Hedda’s scheme to stall Lovborg’s comeback is drawn out with more detailed scheming, including implicating Lovborg in a public humiliation of Professor Greenwood (Finbar Lynch), who is responsible for deciding the recipient of the professorship.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Not only that, but Hal used Kate to convince Trowbridge to bury the sub, implicating her in this plot.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Still, the Epstein saga might have gradually faded from the national consciousness, even in spite of the widespread, unfounded belief that his 2019 suicide in a jail cell while awaiting trial was in fact a murder carried out to prevent him from implicating associates in his crimes.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
But Breda acknowledged that the statements from Helen and the other witnesses would mean little in court without White’s self-implicating remarks.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
In a year when the question of universal freedom still feels contested, The Gettin’ lands as both memorial and mirror, recalling the losses named in 2014 and 2020 and implicating the present tense.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
The investigation became the biggest anticorruption dragnet in Brazilian history, leading to nearly 280 convictions and implicating top business people and politicians.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
The case went unsolved for two years, then police released surveillance video of a suspect, prompting a person who knows Wheeler to come forward implicating him, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicating
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Astronomers have unveiled the largest low-frequency radio color image of the Milky Way ever created, offering a sprawling cosmic panorama that reveals supernova remnants, stellar nurseries, pulsars and the intricate glow of gas and dust weaving through our galaxy’s heart.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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And while that's true, the show is also its own beast, deviating greatly from King's story by weaving in military intrigue, spycraft, and Native American mythology.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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The research team pointed out that mapping the material’s performance onto an Ashby chart highlights twisting metamaterials as a promising class of mechanically adaptive, crashworthy materials for advanced protection systems in automotive, rail, aerospace, and defense applications.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Dueling water coaster The water coaster teased for Magic Mountain’s Hurricane Harbor water park would feature a side-by-side inner tube race through twisting drops and high-speed turns.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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The intertwining levels of performance, not only by Teacher Wang, but by the husband and wife too, become dizzying, if not quite labyrinthine.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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This Halloween treasure features four intertwining tales of mischief and menace.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Implicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicating. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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