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as in unspoken
understood although not put into words
the implicit agreement among members of the outing club is that everyone pays his or her own way on all trips
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as in confident
having or showing a mind free from doubt
members of the expedition must have implicit trust in their leaders
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as in potential
existing only as a possibility and not in fact
there's a risk implicit in any overseas operation undertaken by the military
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Recent Examples of implicit
Adaptive dual-attention games use implicit learning, which is an automatic acquisition of knowledge or skills without conscious awareness of what is being learned.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
While the researchers don’t know for sure why speed training showed a benefit while the other forms did not, one possibility lies in the difference between implicit and explicit learning.
—Akshay Syal, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
This implicit bargain fueled the greatest engine of wealth creation in human history.
—Andrew Behar, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
The word carries both a neutral administrative meaning and an implicit judgment about obsolescence.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
While the researchers don’t know for sure why speed training showed a benefit while the other forms did not, one possibility lies in the difference between implicit and explicit learning.
—Akshay Syal, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
This implicit bargain fueled the greatest engine of wealth creation in human history.
—Andrew Behar, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
The word carries both a neutral administrative meaning and an implicit judgment about obsolescence.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicit
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Here the strings underline the lyric’s unspoken threat and give a spiky subtext to the silky vocals.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2026
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Hoeness, the honorary president who played for Bayern from 1970 to 1979, rarely has an unspoken thought, especially about the standard of the team or the quality of coaching, meaning that plenty of scrutiny comes from inside the club, from seemingly unimpeachable figures.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Taking time to vet experience and alignment can make the transition into retirement more confident and financially secure.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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The company acknowledges that this may include some alerts that are not actually a cause for concern, but feels confident in this starting point, which can be adjusted based on future user feedback.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
26 Feb. 2026
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Technical integration work is ongoing, along with refinement of potential operational concepts.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Feb. 2026
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With the scale of potential job disruption AI agents could cause, Cherny repeated a common refrain used by Anthropic leaders.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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There are still weeks to go in the trial, and its outcome is far from certain.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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Investigators can use certain databases to look for a match with a suspect or that person's relatives.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Those signals are used to get as close as possible to victims, when probe poles are then used to locate them in the snow, Rice said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Sun Princess has 30 restaurants and bars, so describing each in detail isn’t possible here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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The human analogue is called tacit knowledge.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Expertise is unevenly distributed and often tacit rather than codified.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The episode began with Mark Ballas being murdered in front of the group and having to awkwardly lie down in a coffin surrounded by a ring of fire, because sure, why not?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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Going back to the basics of greenhouse design is a sure way to create a timeless look.—
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
26 Feb. 2026
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For Schwartz, positive support from other businesses all over the country and across the political spectrum has kept him going through the criticism.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Based on positive response to this distribution strategy and assortment, the footprint has now grown to more than 1,000 locations, the company said.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Implicit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicit. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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