1
as in unspoken
understood although not put into words
the implicit agreement among members of the outing club is that everyone pays his or her own way on all trips
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as in confident
having or showing a mind free from doubt
members of the expedition must have implicit trust in their leaders
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as in potential
existing only as a possibility and not in fact
there's a risk implicit in any overseas operation undertaken by the military
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Recent Examples of implicit
The implicit premise in all of this is: more health insurance means more health care and less health insurance means less health care.
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John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Where The Balance Breaks Most personalization engines operate on long-term identity signals: profile data, behavioral history and implicit inference.
—Shiva Chandrashekher, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
But even this comes with implicit understanding that home might be less a place than a quality of connection.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 30 June 2025
About the invisibility of Palestinians and indigenous peoples in this culture that makes such an invitation, with all its implicit lies and violence, unremarkable.
—Cindy Juyoung Ok
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
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John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Where The Balance Breaks Most personalization engines operate on long-term identity signals: profile data, behavioral history and implicit inference.
—Shiva Chandrashekher, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
But even this comes with implicit understanding that home might be less a place than a quality of connection.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 30 June 2025
About the invisibility of Palestinians and indigenous peoples in this culture that makes such an invitation, with all its implicit lies and violence, unremarkable.
—Cindy Juyoung Ok
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicit
Adjective
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These small, unspoken acts allow the body to remember safety and the heart to remember closeness.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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An unspoken serenity is all that can be found in this Swiss-French paradise.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Experts are over 14 times more likely than light users to apply AI across all three phases and are twice as confident in the quality of their output.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Cline, who plays the confident queen bee Danica Richards, is currently single.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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Residents from the Mies co-ops fought to protect the historic neighborhood from potential environmental impacts through a lawsuit before the city approved a revised project intended to address their concerns.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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Walker, who was governor from 2011 to 2019 when Democratic Gov. Tony Evers defeated his bid for a third term, has made a series of posts on X signaling interest in a potential new bid for the governor.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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Keep in mind that buckwheat can cause allergic reactions in certain people (especially in Asian countries), particularly if eaten frequently or in large amounts.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
15 July 2025
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Opening certain shows along the route are Trace Mountains, Jawdropped, and Subtle Orange.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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That would be possible because access from Lincoln Memorial Drive to and from I-794 would be shifted southward.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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Consider the timing: When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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The opt out by Robinson took the Heat off the hook for the $10 million guarantee to the 31-year-old guard for the coming season, with the tacit agreement for a landing spot elsewhere initially moving the Heat below the 2025-26 luxury tax.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 July 2025
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The tacit knowledge of how your specific AI implementations behave under various conditions becomes as valuable as any proprietary algorithm.—
Andrew Mawson,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Not sure how to get around Austin for the MLS All-Star match?—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
24 July 2025
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The two hooked up during a spring break trip to Cabo, Mexico — a moment that’s sure to stir up drama as season 3 unfolds.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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If the number is negative, there are fewer jobs than in the previous month; if the number is positive, there are more jobs.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Police need to engage these teens in positive ways, apart from arriving at the scene of another shooting.—
Wamara Mwine,
Baltimore Sun,
20 July 2025
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“Implicit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicit. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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