as in insinuating
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as in indicating
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 implying
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Guidance appears prominently; copy avoids implying strategies or guarantees.
—Fortune Games, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Marcin Klapczynski/Getty Images The researchers note that no pleiotropy—the production by a single gene of two or more apparently unrelated effects—was identified, strengthening the integrity of the findings and implying causation.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Farren Fei Yuan, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Citi also maintained its price target of $650, implying nearly 29% upside for Spotify from Thursday's close.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
What’s most intriguing about this particular volcanic event is the way that multiple volcanoes all lit up at the same time, implying that they are connected by vast pools of magma that fuel multiple eruptions at once.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026
That subtle framing is intentional, with assistance implying support within an existing workflow, not a demand for reorientation around a new center of gravity.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
No other team currently has minus odds (implying a greater than 50 percent likelihood) of winning its division.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
None of the images depicts edible crops, implying their purpose was aesthetic rather than agricultural or ritualistic.
—Jasmin Sykes, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Other aspects were more disconcerting, implying that the Administration would have a role in overseeing firm affairs.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
And probably should go home this episode instead of the person the Project Runway editors are heavily implying to be the next contestant out.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Guidance appears prominently; copy avoids implying strategies or guarantees.
—Fortune Games, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Marcin Klapczynski/Getty Images The researchers note that no pleiotropy—the production by a single gene of two or more apparently unrelated effects—was identified, strengthening the integrity of the findings and implying causation.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Soon however, surveillance images of US cities appear on-screen (recognizable in part by storefront signs for brands like Marshalls, M&M’s World, and Coca-Cola), implying that the audience, too, could become components of images to be segmented, categorized, and fed into AI training datasets.
—Farren Fei Yuan, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Citi also maintained its price target of $650, implying nearly 29% upside for Spotify from Thursday's close.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
What’s most intriguing about this particular volcanic event is the way that multiple volcanoes all lit up at the same time, implying that they are connected by vast pools of magma that fuel multiple eruptions at once.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026
That subtle framing is intentional, with assistance implying support within an existing workflow, not a demand for reorientation around a new center of gravity.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
No other team currently has minus odds (implying a greater than 50 percent likelihood) of winning its division.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
None of the images depicts edible crops, implying their purpose was aesthetic rather than agricultural or ritualistic.
—Jasmin Sykes, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Other aspects were more disconcerting, implying that the Administration would have a role in overseeing firm affairs.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implying
Adjective
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Rather than viewing the insinuating and undeniably creepy Gacy as an inherent threat, Macmanus finds the tragedy in the disparate and desperate circumstances amid which Gacy might have represented an illusion of hope.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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In the process, the day-to-day nightmare of Dana’s new reality gets lost, even if the more insinuating discomfort of her present-day reality has been enhanced.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Dec. 2022
Verb
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The investment bank has a buy rating on Ralph Lauren with a $425 price target, indicating a potential 20% gain from Friday’s close.—
Davis Giangiulio,Christopher Hayes,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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One commercial building — without any signage indicating hospice services were located inside — received state licenses for 112 hospices.—
William La Jeunesse,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The moon’s trine to Uranus in Taurus shakes up your career and public image zone, hinting that small changes to your routine could lead to big professional shifts.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
18 Jan. 2026
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The former One Direction member and actor, arguably the biggest male name in pop music today, seems to be hinting that his fourth solo album is coming out soon.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The European Union agreed Thursday to list Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization over Tehran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests, the bloc's top diplomat said, in a largely symbolic move that adds to international pressure on the Islamic Republic.—
SAM McNEIL AND JON GAMBRELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fremont has been central to Tesla’s US operations, making the change a symbolic break from the company’s earlier focus on high-end electric vehicles.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Suski and others signed a letter suggesting that cases like Charley's should be judged individually, rather than thrown into a common bin.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Melania is also opening overseas in 20 countries, but so the filmmakers and Amazon aren’t reporting grosses, suggesting a soft showing at best.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That sounds like something a premium TV service and its subscribers could keep a good, heavily suggestive grip on for at least 10 years.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
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The agents’ demand that Good exit her vehicle is suggestive of an intent to take her into custody.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Implying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implying. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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