as in indicates
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 implies
The firm's new price target of $605 implies 17% upside from Thursday's close.
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Liz Napolitano,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
This tells us that if P being true implies Q being true, then Q being false implies P also must be false.
—Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
The movie implies the 49th Missile Defense Battalion failed to intercept the missile.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Semafor first reported the withdrawal of Isaacman's nomination on Saturday afternoon, after which other publications confirmed the news and ran the same statement from the White House, which implies that Isaacman had been judged insufficiently MAGA for the job.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
As its name implies, Coarsegold Historic Village also gives travelers an opportunity to learn more about the town’s past.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2025
Set essentially implies Cardi downgraded by trading Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan for Dennis Rodman, who was more of a caffeinated role player.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
If true, this implies Neanderthals engaged in similar cultural activities to those pursued by some of their contemporary Homo sapiens.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
Basically, loop quantum gravity implies that space is not infinitely divisible — it’s made of elementary chunks, which are linked together into loops.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Liz Napolitano,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
This tells us that if P being true implies Q being true, then Q being false implies P also must be false.
—Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
The movie implies the 49th Missile Defense Battalion failed to intercept the missile.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Semafor first reported the withdrawal of Isaacman's nomination on Saturday afternoon, after which other publications confirmed the news and ran the same statement from the White House, which implies that Isaacman had been judged insufficiently MAGA for the job.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
As its name implies, Coarsegold Historic Village also gives travelers an opportunity to learn more about the town’s past.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2025
Set essentially implies Cardi downgraded by trading Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan for Dennis Rodman, who was more of a caffeinated role player.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
If true, this implies Neanderthals engaged in similar cultural activities to those pursued by some of their contemporary Homo sapiens.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
Basically, loop quantum gravity implies that space is not infinitely divisible — it’s made of elementary chunks, which are linked together into loops.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implies
Verb
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Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, the study indicates that 80% of magistrate judges throughout North Carolina do not possess a law degree.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Confrontation, Khamenei suggests, is an inevitability.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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As the name suggests, everything—from cover to pages—is black, so just any ink won’t show up.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But Raevyn hints that her twin brother Finch is involved in the killings.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Some early research hints that cold triggers parasympathetic activation (the body’s calming response), but most of the buzz here comes from anecdotal sources, not clinical trials.—
Marisa McMillan,
Outside,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Implies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implies. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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