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Recent Examples of implicate The White House rolled out the red carpet for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2023, even after U.S. intelligence had implicated Indian government agents in a conspiracy to kill a Sikh separatist activist on U.S. soil. Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025 Opioids such as heroin, morphine and methadone were the most common drugs connected to fatalities, being implicated in 937 deaths. Stephen Castle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 The evidence, Raza explained, either implicates a person directly in a potential criminal act—such as a soldier caught on video shooting a civilian—or identifies them as involved in a more systematic crime. Annie Hylton, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025 The legal firm stated that over 450 of McDonald's U.K. restaurants had been implicated in the claims so far, per the release. Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for implicate 
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Verb
  • This red could not be more luscious, with ribbons of bright strawberry woven through the darker auburn base, catching the light from all those flashing cameras.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Dosunmu spent most of his night chasing Curry around the perimeter, weaving his way through a tumult of screens in his attempt to slow Curry down.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The dancers highlighted the garments’ opulent textures, crisp lines, and relaxed, airy silhouettes through movement, reaffirming the new collection’s embrace of lightness intertwined with impeccable craftsmanship.
    Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The nose features right citrus aromas, predominantly orange and lemon zest, intertwined with juniper and coriander herbal notes.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • At 4-4, after some tight misses from the back by Shelton and at the net by Sonego, the Italian twisted a kick serve down the middle to Shelton’s forehand.
    Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
  • To switch out the brush heads, simply twist the attach twist off and lock them into place.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This mindset among far-right Reformed evangelicals is deeply entwined with a hypermasculine virtuousness.
    Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Ronaldinho will always be part of the fabric of Barcelona, but on Mar. 2, 2023, the Ronaldinho name became further entwined with Barcelona as João signed with the club, for their youth team.
    Skyler Trepel, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024

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“Implicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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