as in unspoken
understood although not put into words
we have a tacit agreement that if I wash the dishes, she dries them and puts them away
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Recent Examples of tacit
Palestinians say the settlers operate with the tacit consent of the Israeli state, which carries out home demolitions and rarely prosecutes settlers for instances of violence against Palestinians.
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Arkansas Online, 6 May 2025
As staff defer routine thinking to AI copilots, tacit expertise — the unspoken know-how, and the meaning behind processes — atrophies.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Amazon made a tacit acknowledgement of the uncertain economic climate, offering guidance in its quarterly earnings report that fell short of Wall Street expectations.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 1 May 2025
For a no-hitter or perfect game, there’s a tacit understanding that no one should speak to the pitcher.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 6 May 2025
As staff defer routine thinking to AI copilots, tacit expertise — the unspoken know-how, and the meaning behind processes — atrophies.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Amazon made a tacit acknowledgement of the uncertain economic climate, offering guidance in its quarterly earnings report that fell short of Wall Street expectations.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 1 May 2025
For a no-hitter or perfect game, there’s a tacit understanding that no one should speak to the pitcher.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tacit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tacit
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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What’s pretty clear, though, is that adding long-term Treasuries here surely qualifies as both a deeply contrarian stance and an implicit bet that the forces of long-term mean-reversion have not been repealed.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 May 2025
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That carries an implicit threat that the governor will recruit challengers for some House members in 2026.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2025
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“Tacit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tacit. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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