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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
Mark Zandi estimates that without an explicit or implicit government backstop of the mortgage giants, mortgage rates could rise by by 60 to 90 basis points.
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Carlos Waters,diana Olick, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Nevertheless, despite the occasional outbreak of explicit attacks and a background level of implicit hostility across the country, creationist attacks on evolution education are on the wane.
—Glenn Branch, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
Francis has also been present in political discourse, recently offering implicit criticism of Vice President JD Vance — and, much more overtly, President Donald Trump — on the subject of immigration.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
That marks an implicit recognition of modest domestic demand.
—Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
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Carlos Waters,diana Olick, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Nevertheless, despite the occasional outbreak of explicit attacks and a background level of implicit hostility across the country, creationist attacks on evolution education are on the wane.
—Glenn Branch, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
Francis has also been present in political discourse, recently offering implicit criticism of Vice President JD Vance — and, much more overtly, President Donald Trump — on the subject of immigration.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
That marks an implicit recognition of modest domestic demand.
—Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicit
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For Cass, living out in the world, among other people, is precarious, whether because of their gender identity, the childhood traumas that have left them unable to trust people, or the subtle, unspoken space where the two overlap — externalized by Oxman with riveting, static closeups.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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The various unspoken ways racialized staff communicate with one another feels extremely familiar — a small glance, a slight widening of eyes — during uncomfortable or outright racist moments in the workplace.—
Banseka Kayembe,
refinery29.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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The guard is one of the more clutch players in the league so if the game gets tight toward the end, Denver feels confident with Murray on the court.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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However, markets are confident that the FOMC will cut interest rates by June 18 giving a 78% chance that interest rates are below their current level of 4.25% to 4.5% by then according to the CME FedWatch Tool.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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While Danish remains optimistic about potential Broadway interest, his current focus is on delivering a compelling and authentic portrayal at New World Stages.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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In the team’s final timeout, coach Hubert Davis drew up a play to get RJ Davis, the team’s leading scorer and the reigning ACC Player of the Year, open for a potential score-tying 3-point attempt.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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State law doesn’t allow health care providers to acquire, replace or add to their facilities and equipment, except in certain circumstances, without approval.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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But Deborah Denno, a law professor at Fordham University, pointed out judges have deemed certain execution methods cruel and unusual punishment in the past.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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Wind gusts of up to 60 mph are also possible and could reduce visibility to a quarter mile or less for large parts of the day making travel difficult or even impossible in some areas.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Powerful wind will be the most widespread threat, and gusts stronger than 40 mph are possible over more than 1,300 miles from Texas to Minnesota Wednesday, capable of damaging trees and power lines.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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The moment deepened my sense of my own tacit abetment.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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The plan seems destined to rival the negotiation process that Trump’s administration opened with Russia last month, and suggests a tacit acceptance that bringing Trump and Zelensky to the negotiating table together could result in tensions combusting once more.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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One thing’s for sure: this is one time when being locked up might actually be a luxury.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Fossilised footprints found at Queensland school | ABC NEWS Watch on Paleontologists aren’t sure which species of dinosaur made the tracks.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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Green acknowledged Bella's contributions to women's wrestling, admitting her return was a positive for the division.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Turning Challenges Into Opportunities Each of your employees will have their own opinions and feelings—positive and negative—about this change.—
Mick Hunt,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Implicit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicit. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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