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
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.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Evidence implicating Jenkins was gathered in April 2022, when officers executed search warrants at his home and business, officials said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
The re-emergence of his former chief military commander and the separate news of a massive corruption scandal implicating close associates have further weakened Zelenskyy’s standing at home.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Police said Gress was taken into custody and officers found evidence implicating him in the crime.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Fly Little Bird follows the story of an American singer struggling with addiction who escapes her family’s West Bank settlement, eventually finding refuge in a Palestinian news agency, implicating those who shelter her.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
But his efforts to safeguard the Crown’s reputation were overshadowed when a second controversy erupted, this time implicating his wife and Høiby’s mother, the country’s future queen.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The indictment of Bezalel Zini is the latest in a burgeoning scandal implicating more than a dozen people, many of them Israeli reserve soldiers, of personally profiting from the Israel-Hamas war and delivering goods into Gaza that could potentially benefit the militant group.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
After Gilbert was arrested on a fugitive warrant in Kansas, in 2024, Mitchell’s lawyer said evidence had surfaced implicating Gilbert, not Mitchell, as the actual killer.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Evidence implicating Jenkins was gathered in April 2022, when officers executed search warrants at his home and business, officials said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
The re-emergence of his former chief military commander and the separate news of a massive corruption scandal implicating close associates have further weakened Zelenskyy’s standing at home.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Police said Gress was taken into custody and officers found evidence implicating him in the crime.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Fly Little Bird follows the story of an American singer struggling with addiction who escapes her family’s West Bank settlement, eventually finding refuge in a Palestinian news agency, implicating those who shelter her.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
But his efforts to safeguard the Crown’s reputation were overshadowed when a second controversy erupted, this time implicating his wife and Høiby’s mother, the country’s future queen.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The indictment of Bezalel Zini is the latest in a burgeoning scandal implicating more than a dozen people, many of them Israeli reserve soldiers, of personally profiting from the Israel-Hamas war and delivering goods into Gaza that could potentially benefit the militant group.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
After Gilbert was arrested on a fugitive warrant in Kansas, in 2024, Mitchell’s lawyer said evidence had surfaced implicating Gilbert, not Mitchell, as the actual killer.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicating
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We were passed by four out-of-control Harley bikers going 80-90 mph, weaving in and out of steadily moving traffic, while illegally passing cars on the right shoulder for miles.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Combining his team and their content with Paramount+ is not the same as weaving Showtime into Paramount+ or moving FX over to Hulu.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Use sharp, clean pruners to cut off stems rather than twisting or tearing them off.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
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Malinin swept himself up into one—an efficient, twisting spiral just above the surface of the ice.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In observing the characters as much, in effect, from within as from without—and in intertwining their individual perspectives with the lines of force that surround them—Ouédraogo builds the movie in two directions at once, internal and external, deeply personal yet broad in range.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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In a political thriller with intertwining story lines, the A-lister stars as a veteran CIA agent who uncovers an assassination plot in the Middle East.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Implicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicating. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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