as in weaving
to cause to twine about one another
the implicated vines did form a most restful garden bower
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Recent Examples of implicating
Fly Little Bird follows the story of an American singer struggling with addiction who escapes her family’s West Bank settlement, eventually finding refuge in a Palestinian news agency, implicating those who shelter her.
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Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
But his efforts to safeguard the Crown’s reputation were overshadowed when a second controversy erupted, this time implicating his wife and Høiby’s mother, the country’s future queen.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The indictment of Bezalel Zini is the latest in a burgeoning scandal implicating more than a dozen people, many of them Israeli reserve soldiers, of personally profiting from the Israel-Hamas war and delivering goods into Gaza that could potentially benefit the militant group.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
After Gilbert was arrested on a fugitive warrant in Kansas, in 2024, Mitchell’s lawyer said evidence had surfaced implicating Gilbert, not Mitchell, as the actual killer.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The studies indicated that norepinephrine was the trigger for the astrocyte waves, implicating astrocytes in neuromodulation in some capacity.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
And because he was promoted the same way as his peers—the CFO promoted from accounting, the COO promoted from operations—none of them can call it out without implicating themselves.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Just because a warrantless civil immigration arrest, governed by § 1357(a), may lead to detention or other consequences governed by §§ 1221-1231 does not mean that an injunction implicating § 1357(a)(2) is effectively an injunction impairing the operation of the covered sections.
—New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Investigators have yet to find any evidence implicating members of the museum staff in the robbery, according to authorities.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
But his efforts to safeguard the Crown’s reputation were overshadowed when a second controversy erupted, this time implicating his wife and Høiby’s mother, the country’s future queen.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The indictment of Bezalel Zini is the latest in a burgeoning scandal implicating more than a dozen people, many of them Israeli reserve soldiers, of personally profiting from the Israel-Hamas war and delivering goods into Gaza that could potentially benefit the militant group.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
After Gilbert was arrested on a fugitive warrant in Kansas, in 2024, Mitchell’s lawyer said evidence had surfaced implicating Gilbert, not Mitchell, as the actual killer.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The studies indicated that norepinephrine was the trigger for the astrocyte waves, implicating astrocytes in neuromodulation in some capacity.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
And because he was promoted the same way as his peers—the CFO promoted from accounting, the COO promoted from operations—none of them can call it out without implicating themselves.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Just because a warrantless civil immigration arrest, governed by § 1357(a), may lead to detention or other consequences governed by §§ 1221-1231 does not mean that an injunction implicating § 1357(a)(2) is effectively an injunction impairing the operation of the covered sections.
—New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Investigators have yet to find any evidence implicating members of the museum staff in the robbery, according to authorities.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicating
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The company is in the process of translating its catalog, using AI to analyze the colors, layers and weaving patterns of previous design files.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Feb. 2026
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And now, the Princess of Wales has made a trip to Melin Tregwynt, a historic woollen mill on the Pembrokeshire coast, known mostly for weaving traditional Welsh double-cloth designs.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The haters will come out in force after your Super Bowl performance — misrepresenting your intentions, twisting your words and actions to suit their agenda.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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The frontal plane is your side-to-side movements, and the transverse plane is twisting movements.—
Sarah Klein,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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This film presents a timely, global issue by intertwining it with a deeply personal experience and the hope that young love inspires.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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The film explores the profound themes of intergenerational trauma and the presence of the gaze of death, intertwining these women.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Implicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicating. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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