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
Not only that, but Hal used Kate to convince Trowbridge to bury the sub, implicating her in this plot.
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Trish Deitch, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Still, the Epstein saga might have gradually faded from the national consciousness, even in spite of the widespread, unfounded belief that his 2019 suicide in a jail cell while awaiting trial was in fact a murder carried out to prevent him from implicating associates in his crimes.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
But Breda acknowledged that the statements from Helen and the other witnesses would mean little in court without White’s self-implicating remarks.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
In a year when the question of universal freedom still feels contested, The Gettin’ lands as both memorial and mirror, recalling the losses named in 2014 and 2020 and implicating the present tense.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
The investigation became the biggest anticorruption dragnet in Brazilian history, leading to nearly 280 convictions and implicating top business people and politicians.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
The case went unsolved for two years, then police released surveillance video of a suspect, prompting a person who knows Wheeler to come forward implicating him, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Police soon discover multiple bodies on their properties, including Blanca, Evelia, and Feliza, along with other evidence implicating the sisters and their associates.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Shortly after, an optical counterpart was found, implicating a supernova ~1700 years ago.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Aug. 2025
Trish Deitch, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Still, the Epstein saga might have gradually faded from the national consciousness, even in spite of the widespread, unfounded belief that his 2019 suicide in a jail cell while awaiting trial was in fact a murder carried out to prevent him from implicating associates in his crimes.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
But Breda acknowledged that the statements from Helen and the other witnesses would mean little in court without White’s self-implicating remarks.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
In a year when the question of universal freedom still feels contested, The Gettin’ lands as both memorial and mirror, recalling the losses named in 2014 and 2020 and implicating the present tense.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
The investigation became the biggest anticorruption dragnet in Brazilian history, leading to nearly 280 convictions and implicating top business people and politicians.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
The case went unsolved for two years, then police released surveillance video of a suspect, prompting a person who knows Wheeler to come forward implicating him, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Police soon discover multiple bodies on their properties, including Blanca, Evelia, and Feliza, along with other evidence implicating the sisters and their associates.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Shortly after, an optical counterpart was found, implicating a supernova ~1700 years ago.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicating
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The builders said the pipeline will follow its pipeline predecessors, weaving across Arizona, New Mexico and California where others already exist, using some existing infrastructure.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The pattern is described as a decorative textile craft that utilizes knotting instead of weaving or knitting to craft apparel or decorative items.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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The research team pointed out that mapping the material’s performance onto an Ashby chart highlights twisting metamaterials as a promising class of mechanically adaptive, crashworthy materials for advanced protection systems in automotive, rail, aerospace, and defense applications.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Dueling water coaster The water coaster teased for Magic Mountain’s Hurricane Harbor water park would feature a side-by-side inner tube race through twisting drops and high-speed turns.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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This Halloween treasure features four intertwining tales of mischief and menace.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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The sequel to Lu Yang’s 2021 fantasy action hit, from Huace Pictures, continues the meta-narrative of intertwining fiction and reality, with Lei Jiayin reprising his role alongside Dong Zijian and Yang Mi.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Implicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicating. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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