as in unspoken
understood although not put into words
an implied agreement is not legally enforceable
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as in indicated
to convey an idea indirectly
they may have implied that they'd help, but they didn't actually say so
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Recent Examples of implied
Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
The bank’s price target for Schwab implied about 22% upside and for Ulta Beauty about 18% potential appreciation, based on Tuesday’s close.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Pivotal Research initiated coverage of Google-parent Alphabet with a buy rating and a price target that implied upside of nearly 30%.
—Lisa Kailai Han,fred Imbert, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
This property is implied by another statement called Zorn’s lemma and sounds abstract, but physicists and mathematicians refer to it time and again.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
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The futures market on Thursday implied less than a 50% chance that the BOJ could hike by 10 basis points before the end of the year, according to LSEG data.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
The bank’s price target for Schwab implied about 22% upside and for Ulta Beauty about 18% potential appreciation, based on Tuesday’s close.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Pivotal Research initiated coverage of Google-parent Alphabet with a buy rating and a price target that implied upside of nearly 30%.
—Lisa Kailai Han,fred Imbert, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
This property is implied by another statement called Zorn’s lemma and sounds abstract, but physicists and mathematicians refer to it time and again.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implied
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The Dodgers spend more than half of their big money on talent as part of an unspoken pact with fans that Kasten, the Dodgers’ chief executive who arrived with Guggenheim in 2012, refers to as their virtuous cycle.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Torres calls him a hero, and with a universe of unspoken grief and trauma between them, the two men sit down for a meal together.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Additional analysis indicated minerals in the meteorite at one point interacted with liquid water on Mars, although a specific timeframe couldn’t be established.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Neither Santa Monia Police nor SMMUSD indicated any plans to increase school security in light of the text messages.NBC Los Angeles, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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However, what violent extremists perceive as a tacit nod of approval — based on Trump’s own violent rhetoric — could lead to a surge in domestic terrorism in a country that remains anxious, angry and well-armed.Colin P. Clarke, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Observers say Bhutan’s rhetoric on this issue has become increasingly opaque in recent years, and some wonder whether the kingdom’s muted comments are because it’s already reached a tacit understanding with China to give up some territorial claims.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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But some recent research has hinted that water fluoridation may have negative health effects.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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After performing with The Chicks at the 2016 CMA Awards, Beyoncé previously hinted that her debut country album a result of the backlash around her appearance.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
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From this point of view, the quantum level is a whole with a number of implicit quantum functions.Pravir Malik, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Eventually, the strategy of ethnic cleansing, sometimes explicit, sometimes implicit, won out.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
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Studies have suggested that this, in turn, can lead to a range of different health benefits such as reducing pain, blood pressure and feelings of stress.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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During a golf outing, Richard suggested that Lucas Adams (Niko Terho) could get help from a friend of his late uncle Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) for his professional shortcomings.Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Implied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implied. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.
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