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
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.
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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
Police soon discover multiple bodies on their properties, including Blanca, Evelia, and Feliza, along with other evidence implicating the sisters and their associates.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Shortly after, an optical counterpart was found, implicating a supernova ~1700 years ago.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Aug. 2025
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
Police soon discover multiple bodies on their properties, including Blanca, Evelia, and Feliza, along with other evidence implicating the sisters and their associates.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Shortly after, an optical counterpart was found, implicating a supernova ~1700 years ago.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicating
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While critical local and Indigenous knowledge is recognized in the report, it is largely excluded from assessments, both because weaving it with conventional scientific analysis is difficult or because communities may choose to protect certain knowledge.—
Jessica Beaudette,
The Conversation,
11 Oct. 2025
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This invisible, climate-polluting gas can escape into the water through fissures in the sea floor, often revealing itself with a stream of bubbles weaving their way up to the ocean surface.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Subaru’s rural test site didn’t lend itself to the stop and go city driving where hybrids shine, but the Crosstrek’s extra power was apparent on twisting mountain roads.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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When the sprouts are 5 to 6 inches long, remove the slips by twisting them off the potato or cutting the potato into sections between each sprout.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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The sequel to Lu Yang’s 2021 fantasy action hit, from Huace Pictures, continues the meta-narrative of intertwining fiction and reality, with Lei Jiayin reprising his role alongside Dong Zijian and Yang Mi.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Each panel is unique, though some feature intertwining circles or repetitive patterns in bright colors that seem to move toward the viewer.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Implicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicating. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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