as in insinuating
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as in indicating
to convey an idea indirectly
they may have implied that they'd help, but they didn't actually say so
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Recent Examples of implying
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
Analyst John Davis also set a new target price of $115, implying upside of 33% going forward.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Butler was bothered after the discussion because Butler and his agent perceived that Heat officials were implying that Butler didn’t play his hardest in the Heat’s home win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Two days later, Jerry Jones offered a reason for Elliott’s decrease in time on the field, once again implying that he was being saved for the latter part of the season.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
The new board of directors features five members, four of which having direct MLP ties, perhaps implying that MLP’s influence is set to increase.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target for the stock to $200, implying 48% upside from Friday’s close.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
The analysts also raised their price target on the custom chipmaker to $300 per share from $225 — implying more than 37% upside from Thursday’s close.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Markets also adjusted, with fed funds futures contracts now implying virtually no probability of a cut at the January meeting and a roughly even chance of as few as one quarter-point reduction for the full year in 2025, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch gauge.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
Butler was bothered after the discussion because Butler and his agent perceived that Heat officials were implying that Butler didn’t play his hardest in the Heat’s home win over the Pelicans on Wednesday.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
Analyst John Davis also set a new target price of $115, implying upside of 33% going forward.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Butler was bothered after the discussion because Butler and his agent perceived that Heat officials were implying that Butler didn’t play his hardest in the Heat’s home win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Two days later, Jerry Jones offered a reason for Elliott’s decrease in time on the field, once again implying that he was being saved for the latter part of the season.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
The new board of directors features five members, four of which having direct MLP ties, perhaps implying that MLP’s influence is set to increase.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target for the stock to $200, implying 48% upside from Friday’s close.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
The analysts also raised their price target on the custom chipmaker to $300 per share from $225 — implying more than 37% upside from Thursday’s close.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Markets also adjusted, with fed funds futures contracts now implying virtually no probability of a cut at the January meeting and a roughly even chance of as few as one quarter-point reduction for the full year in 2025, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch gauge.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implying
Adjective
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In the process, the day-to-day nightmare of Dana’s new reality gets lost, even if the more insinuating discomfort of her present-day reality has been enhanced.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Dec. 2022
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The complaint says that since at least early 2021, McKillips had been posting messages insinuating or explicitly threatening to harm the government or federal agents.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
2 Nov. 2022
Verb
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The 10-year yield jumped 13 basis points last week after the Federal Reserve pared down rate-cut projections, indicating only two more interest rate cuts lie ahead in 2025, down from four potential cuts that had been signaled in September.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
23 Dec. 2024
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The final composite score for each state was calculated and the states were ranked with higher scores indicating the worse working conditions.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
Verb
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These dens appeared large enough to house multiple individuals, hinting that Fona might have used them for shelter, safety or even for raising its young.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Hill went rogue and selfish, again, by cryptically hinting a coach pulled him out of the game due to his left wrist injury.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Changing the terminology the committee uses is a symbolic move that reflects the support among many Republicans in Congress for recognizing Israeli sovereignty there.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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By then, John had died, and a new Pope, Paul VI—the former Archbishop of Milan, Giovanni Battista Montini—had gone to Jerusalem, seeking symbolic expression of the new Catholic-Jewish amity.—
Paul Elie,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Nippon Steel sharply criticized the decision in a statement on Friday, suggesting the company may take legal action.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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But privately, Musk has been critical of NASA's plans, suggesting that the Artemis Program has been moving too slowly and is too reliant on contractors who seek cost-plus government contracts and are less interested in delivering results.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The latest: Photos and videos posted to Facebook, Reddit and other sites showed the Patriots Place sign displaying non-explicit cartoon images of anthropomorphic dogs, a cat and one very suggestive purple wolf on a rainbow background.—
Mike Deehan,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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However, both workers had shown symptoms suggestive of infection, the study said.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Implying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implying. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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