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
As the title implies, the stakes increase significantly when bodies start to drop.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
That implies the construction of dozens of data centers along the lines of the Stargate Project, which plans to build the first ever 1-gigawatt facilities.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2025
But the caption implies at least the little ones were there.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
As its name implies, the HexClad damascus steel utility knife does it all.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
This implies his appearance in modern-day Seoul is not a reincarnation situation, but rather the same kind of time travel that brought Ji-yeon to Joseon.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Which implies that, yes, the age of the print dictionary must be passing.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
That implies more than 19% upside from Wednesday's close.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Because the broad thrust of Powell’s speech contained worries about the softening labor market, which implies the Fed will stay on its rate-cutting path in the near term.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
That implies the construction of dozens of data centers along the lines of the Stargate Project, which plans to build the first ever 1-gigawatt facilities.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2025
But the caption implies at least the little ones were there.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
As its name implies, the HexClad damascus steel utility knife does it all.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
This implies his appearance in modern-day Seoul is not a reincarnation situation, but rather the same kind of time travel that brought Ji-yeon to Joseon.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Which implies that, yes, the age of the print dictionary must be passing.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
That implies more than 19% upside from Wednesday's close.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Because the broad thrust of Powell’s speech contained worries about the softening labor market, which implies the Fed will stay on its rate-cutting path in the near term.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implies
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But amping up efforts can lead to a whopping 25 percent increase in social capital, our prior study indicates.—
Sarah Maokosy,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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As the missing final months in the timeline of An Unfinished Film indicates, the people's reluctance to talk about the pandemic cannot be attributed only to censorship.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump hasn't carried Virginia in any of his three runs for the presidency, which suggests an advantage for Democrats, said Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, who represents naval-heavy areas including Portsmouth and Norfolk.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Nothing on tape at this point suggests that run is imminent.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Vladimir hints that the pair’s aww camaraderie may not survive another iteration of their Groundhog Day.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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That also hints to the possibility that the Palestinian Authority’s police – which has long been accused by Palestinians of working in concert with the Israelis to provide security in the West Bank – could take up this role.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Implies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implies. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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