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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
Nixon’s books also included plenty of unsolicited advice – and implicit criticism – for Democratic and Republican presidents alike.
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Peter Kastor, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
Kyiv, for its part, wanted no restrictive caps on its forces and was focused on obtaining security guarantees from its Western partners—and the implicit acceptance by the Kremlin that these powers would come to Ukraine’s defense were Moscow to once again launch an attack.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
That effort has also involved working to build student-teacher relationships, offering alternative forms of discipline, training educators on implicit bias implicit-bias and using restorative-justice coaches to help improve conflict resolution.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Uncovering implicit expertise through historical data analysis, revealing hidden strengths.
—Pramod Konandur Prabhakar, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Peter Kastor, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
Kyiv, for its part, wanted no restrictive caps on its forces and was focused on obtaining security guarantees from its Western partners—and the implicit acceptance by the Kremlin that these powers would come to Ukraine’s defense were Moscow to once again launch an attack.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
That effort has also involved working to build student-teacher relationships, offering alternative forms of discipline, training educators on implicit bias implicit-bias and using restorative-justice coaches to help improve conflict resolution.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Uncovering implicit expertise through historical data analysis, revealing hidden strengths.
—Pramod Konandur Prabhakar, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicit
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Even though reviews were weaker for this one, The rebranding away from being a Part 2 that requires homework and towards an unspoken finale seems to have worked in the new film’s favor.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
27 May 2025
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Organizations come with systems, hierarchies, and unspoken rules.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The big story Just a week after a breakthrough in U.S.-China trade tensions, neither side can yet be confident that the other is holding up their end of the bargain.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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The club, for their part, are confident they will be granted entry.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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As of now, Pascal hasn't commented on his potential involvement in the third installment.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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The public believed this story of intentionality so completely that every shark bite was essentially a murder, and every shark a potential murderer, and the beach was the scene of a crime by a deviant monster against innocent beachgoers.—
Chris Pepin-Neff,
Scientific American,
26 May 2025
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The court also ordered the Trump administration to remove the tariffs within 10 days, including a 25% tariff on certain goods from Canada and Mexico.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2025
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That could also involve changing the iPhone’s design to accommodate more automation, such as changing how certain components are glued together.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2025
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If the patient is a child, the conversation will involve the family or caregiver when possible.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Ali Shamkhani, a top adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, repeated the country’s position to NBC News, and Mr. Trump shared the article on Truth Social without comment, perhaps signaling tacit approval.—
Steven Erlanger,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Many Islamists—including those in the new government—see that wording as a tacit exclusion of the Alawite, Druze, and Ismaili faiths.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2025
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Grand Canyon's a big day, for sure, but this was completely out of the blue.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Exactly what transpired next is not known for sure, but by the early hours of May 23, McMorrow had been fatally stabbed over 30 times, his body gutted and floating in the Central Park lake.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Yet things aren’t so positive for Fields, as Zack Rosenblatt explains.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Some areas of the lake have tested positive for E. coli after heavy rains.—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2025
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“Implicit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicit. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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