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
FanDuel, as of Thursday, had the United States as a minus-165 favorite, implicating about a 62% probability of victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Writer-director Pascal Plante skillfully enhances the themes of his film with a cold, unsettling atmosphere, often implicating us as voyeurs with our own fixation on the dark side of humanity.
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Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
In 1973, former White House Counsel John Dean began testifying before the Senate Watergate Committee, implicating top administration officials, including President Richard Nixon as well as himself, in the Watergate scandal and cover-up.
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ABC News,
8 June 2026
Others have recanted and said police coerced them into implicating Washington and Simms.
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John Annese,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
Public statements implicating Raul Castro, who was the actual head of the armed forces, in the decision to shoot down the planes had emerged over the years, some of which were mentioned in the indictment.
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Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
Along with the lack of DNA evidence implicating Hunter, his attorneys suggested the neighbors might have been involved in her death.
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Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
Officers discovered significant forensic evidence implicating the trio.
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Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
But the official finding did not stop conspiracy theories from spreading suggesting Epstein was murdered because of his high-profile connections and potential for implicating others.
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Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Writer-director Pascal Plante skillfully enhances the themes of his film with a cold, unsettling atmosphere, often implicating us as voyeurs with our own fixation on the dark side of humanity.
—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
In 1973, former White House Counsel John Dean began testifying before the Senate Watergate Committee, implicating top administration officials, including President Richard Nixon as well as himself, in the Watergate scandal and cover-up.
—
ABC News,
8 June 2026
Others have recanted and said police coerced them into implicating Washington and Simms.
—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
Public statements implicating Raul Castro, who was the actual head of the armed forces, in the decision to shoot down the planes had emerged over the years, some of which were mentioned in the indictment.
—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
Along with the lack of DNA evidence implicating Hunter, his attorneys suggested the neighbors might have been involved in her death.
—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
Officers discovered significant forensic evidence implicating the trio.
—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
But the official finding did not stop conspiracy theories from spreading suggesting Epstein was murdered because of his high-profile connections and potential for implicating others.
—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicating
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Alongside Chase and her family stands film director Guy Ritchie; not as a badge‑on celebrity, but as a creative collaborator who has invested both capital and time in the project, designing the Wild Kitchen feasting tables and quietly weaving the whisky into his storytelling world.
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But over the nearly one-and-a-half years since the 2025 mega-fires, native and invasive grasses, bushes and trees have begun to regrow, weaving flammable greenery across the landscape.
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When the Bosnian defender planted his right leg below Balogun’s right foot, the American inadvertently stomped on his right ankle, twisting it awkwardly.
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Clark survived that threat of twisting her ankle.
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Movies built from intertwining stories can be hard to pull off.
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Directed by Alice Winocour, the film follows an American filmmaker working during Paris Fashion Week who receives a life-altering breast cancer diagnosis, intertwining her story with those of a South Sudanese model and a makeup artist navigating their own pressures within the industry.
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“Implicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicating. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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