1
as in inference
an idea that is conveyed often indirectly
He took issue with the implication that he could not be trusted with the assignment.
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as in outcome
a future condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
They were concerned with the possible implications of the new legislation.
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as in allegation
a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person
Employees were shocked by the implication of the company's CEO in the crime.
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Recent Examples of implication
The curriculum will also guide students in assessing the social and ethical implications of AI.
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Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Shirley Meng, Liew Family Professor at UChicago PME and lead corresponding author, emphasized the practical implications.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026
The implication extends far beyond engineering.
—Nathanael Bondu, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
Wells spoke after Yankees players held their own meeting to discuss the implications of Clark’s exit on Wednesday morning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Shirley Meng, Liew Family Professor at UChicago PME and lead corresponding author, emphasized the practical implications.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026
The implication extends far beyond engineering.
—Nathanael Bondu, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
Wells spoke after Yankees players held their own meeting to discuss the implications of Clark’s exit on Wednesday morning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implication
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Cisco says the platform is built to support massive AI clusters running training, inference, and real-time agentic workloads while improving efficiency and lowering operating costs.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Eventually, Menard said, Crusoe envisions having lots of smaller data centers, focused on inference, that will be spread around the country, putting them closer to end users and improving latency.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The case, along with two others, has been selected as a bellwether trial, meaning its outcome could affect how thousands of similar lawsuits play out.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Rodriguez was the first of more than 1,500 individuals to file a civil case against the social media platforms; her suit’s outcome could depend in part on how the jury in Kaley’s suit decides.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Tobacco parallels The Los Angeles trial centers on allegations made by a 20-year-old woman, Kaley, and her mother that four social media giants intentionally designed addictive platforms that hooked her as a child and led to mental health challenges, including anxiety and depression.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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State legislators are looking at possible changes to a law that triggered the flood of cases over decades-old allegations by extending the statute of limitations.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Certainly, there is no suggestion of wrongdoing simply because they have been named repeatedly in the Epstein files.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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The actress recently opened up about some of the problematic advice she's received over the years, as well as the shocking suggestion that led her to fire an agent, during a conversation with Eddie Muller at the TCM Classic Film Festival New York Pop-Up.—
Sharareh Drury,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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Corporate America initially saw limited ramifications after the US Justice Department was forced to release some of the Epstein documents in late December.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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The ramifications of the current partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security will be subtler, which may ultimately mean less pressure on the minority party to relent.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Paramount Skydance has also sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, making similar accusations, Variety reported over the weekend.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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In Colorado, where Johnston and police chiefs have cited the cameras’ assistance in nabbing criminals, the technology has also led to wrongful accusations of crimes.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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The department, which said nonpayment rates can be an early indication that a school’s default rates is likely to increase, found 1,800 schools have nonrepayment rates at or above 25 percent.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
21 Feb. 2026
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There's no indication that there's any sort of circumstance that would give the President the unilateral authority to order military action.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
21 Feb. 2026
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Lowenthal has spoken highly of Australia’s similar ban, which went into effect in December and bans accounts for all children under 16 years old.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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She was joined by Rocio Rivas and Karla Griego, who each said there had been insufficient analysis on the effect of the cuts and potential alternatives, such as cutting outside contracts.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Implication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implication. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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