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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
At a City Hall news conference Tuesday, Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered an implicit warning against Trump’s latest threat to crack down on Chicago demonstrators next.
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Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
The implicit goal was also to topple then President Saddam Hussein.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The commission, however, says its enforcement authority is implicit in the constitutional amendment.
—Mary Steurer, ProPublica, 9 June 2025
More covert and implicit behaviors are also easier for abusers to deflect, excuse away, and blame their partner for.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
The implicit goal was also to topple then President Saddam Hussein.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
The commission, however, says its enforcement authority is implicit in the constitutional amendment.
—Mary Steurer, ProPublica, 9 June 2025
More covert and implicit behaviors are also easier for abusers to deflect, excuse away, and blame their partner for.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicit
Adjective
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From hearing the unspoken truth in your customers’ stories.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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It is also tied with the unspoken etiquette rule of not upstaging the bride.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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From there, the team set about making Victor feel comfortable and confident as both a filmmaker and a performer.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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Actually, confident isn’t extreme enough of a word.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
26 June 2025
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In early June, Politico reported that officials were vetting thousands of detainees from different countries, including European allies, for a potential transfer to Guantanamo Bay, a report that the White House denied at the time.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez
July 1,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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Two potential witnesses, William Searfoss, a corrections officer, and Maggie Sanders, who works at the local school district as a school psychologist, also had hearings scheduled next week.—
Laurie Mason Schroeder,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2025
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As the United States hurtles toward the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding on July 4, 1776, certain subjects seem to dominate the iconography of American independence.—
Karin Wulf,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 July 2025
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Local officials worry they could even be charged for certain votes on city or county councils.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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The operator lands their FPV by the side of a track or on a rooftop and waits for possible targets, alerted either by a spotter drone or using the drone’s own camera.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Arkansas State Police will have as many officers on patrol as possible to be visible and monitor for DWI drivers as well as reckless drivers, said Capt. Brad Lann of Arkansas State Police.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
1 July 2025
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What was once defensive denial of privilege has become a tacit nod toward it.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
23 June 2025
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His tours are tacit reminders that, for some people, the past is still the present.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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One thing is for sure, though: cleaning out your clothes can be a major endeavor, which can sometimes feel both emotional and overwhelming.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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Beth Callahan wasn't all that sure about the clinical trial at first, but Kevin couldn't stop thinking about all that had gone into it – getting chemotherapy as an approved treatment.—
Ted Koppel,
CBS News,
29 June 2025
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More recent performances do not make for such positive reading (four defeats and two draws in six Nations League matches, against Italy, Denmark and Sweden, both draws impressively coming against the latter).—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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But even while reviews for F1 have been overwhelmingly positive and the two-and-a-half-hour race thriller is predicted to top all other wide-release movies this weekend, pulling in somewhere between $45 million and $55 million domestically, profitability remains something of a long shot.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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“Implicit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicit. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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