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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
Nixon’s books also included plenty of unsolicited advice – and implicit criticism – for Democratic and Republican presidents alike.
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Peter Kastor, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
Kyiv, for its part, wanted no restrictive caps on its forces and was focused on obtaining security guarantees from its Western partners—and the implicit acceptance by the Kremlin that these powers would come to Ukraine’s defense were Moscow to once again launch an attack.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
That effort has also involved working to build student-teacher relationships, offering alternative forms of discipline, training educators on implicit bias implicit-bias and using restorative-justice coaches to help improve conflict resolution.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Uncovering implicit expertise through historical data analysis, revealing hidden strengths.
—Pramod Konandur Prabhakar, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Peter Kastor, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
Kyiv, for its part, wanted no restrictive caps on its forces and was focused on obtaining security guarantees from its Western partners—and the implicit acceptance by the Kremlin that these powers would come to Ukraine’s defense were Moscow to once again launch an attack.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
That effort has also involved working to build student-teacher relationships, offering alternative forms of discipline, training educators on implicit bias implicit-bias and using restorative-justice coaches to help improve conflict resolution.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Uncovering implicit expertise through historical data analysis, revealing hidden strengths.
—Pramod Konandur Prabhakar, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implicit
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Even though reviews were weaker for this one, The rebranding away from being a Part 2 that requires homework and towards an unspoken finale seems to have worked in the new film’s favor.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
27 May 2025
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Organizations come with systems, hierarchies, and unspoken rules.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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But negative feelings are running high across all sectors; the most confident sector in April was construction, and that was down nearly 4 points from January.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Sounding relaxed and confident, Arnault kicked off a 30-minute conversation with high praise for Chiuri, whose engaging narratives, graceful designs and merchandising prowess quadrupled the size of Dior, according to HSBC estimates.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
2 June 2025
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Other volunteers recently inspired her to start taking shelter dogs out for walks and hikes to get them away from the facility — and in front of potential adopters.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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That hasn’t stopped the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment from opening an investigation into potential violations during the 2022-2023 shutdown.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
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The court also ordered the Trump administration to remove the tariffs within 10 days, including a 25% tariff on certain goods from Canada and Mexico.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2025
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Citing his mission as one of fiscal discipline, Musk has led the DOGE effort to eliminate certain federal offices, slash regulations and rapidly cut down the federal workforce, while reprogramming or removing some government websites, software and systems.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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This model would not be possible without the commitment, sensitivity and dedication of the members of the Mexican Foreign Service who work daily within the consular network to make this vision a reality, always placing the individual at the center of diplomatic action.—
Alicia G Kerber Palma,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
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If the patient is a child, the conversation will involve the family or caregiver when possible.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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That also serves as a tacit acknowledgement that there are other, more powerful forces at work here.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Many political analysts considered Vance's remarks to be a tacit endorsement of AfD from the Trump administration.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
21 May 2025
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For years, the consensus has been that fiber is the surest way to manage the need for faster connectivity and to keep pace with technological advances and consumer expectations.—
Jennifer Sanders,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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When the four magicians gathered for the first time, none of them were entirely sure who or what brought them together.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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In my experience, many applications developed with this approach successfully move into production based on positive user validation.—
Manikandarajan Shanmugavel,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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That could be because of physiological changes, improved physical mobility or increased positive social feedback, Keeler said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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“Implicit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicit. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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