implicationin a sentencegrouped by contextual meaning
implication as in: the implication is that...
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I object to her implication that my work was sub-standard.implication = something implied (said indirectly)
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The King's subjects were required to swear to the legitimacy of the marriage and, by implication, to side with him rather than the Pope.implication = logical result of that
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The new policy has widespread legal and political implications.implications = results or effects
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Some worried that if a Bill of Rights was listed there would be an implication that other, unlisted rights were unprotected.implication = indirect suggestion
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We are free to choose whether or not to share our clues without any implication of guilt. (source)
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In fact, the implications were just beginning to hit him— (source)implications = consequences
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The Anchorage couple had been too upset by the implication of the note and the overpowering odor of decay to examine the bus's interior, so Samel steeled himself to take a look. (source)implication = something suggested indirectly
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It was not as somber an occasion as Tobias's and my interrogation, partly because there was no suspicious video footage implicating Zeke, and partly because Zeke is funny even when under truth serum.† (source)implicating = suggesting indirectly
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An announcement has been made which implicates the honor of a member of my family.† (source)implicates = saying indirectly
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Perhaps more than any politician he understood the political implications if I did not survive. (source)implications = consequences
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The implication was that such brands were better left unsnatched. (source)implication = something suggested indirectly
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It has come to my attention, sir, that you are perverting that mechanical brain for the purpose of implicating my good friend, Ben Reich, in the foul and dastardly murder of Craye D'Courtney.† (source)implicating = suggesting indirectly
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To speak plainly, the matter implicates the great House of Ormstein, hereditary kings of Bohemia.† (source)implicates = saying indirectly
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I was speaking slowly, because I wanted to make sure I understood the implications of what Mom had just told me. (source)implications = things that can be concluded from knowing something else
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The name didn't bother him so much as the implication that he was clumsy or stupid. (source)implication = suggestion (something suggested indirectly)
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implication as in: Her implication in the crime
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She is suspected of implication in three burglaries.
implication = involvement
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The fault clearly lies with the manufacturer, but we were implicated in the lawsuit because our company installed their equipment.implicated = involved
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She implicated three additional classmates in the cheating scandal.implicated = involved or accused of involvement
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The case took a new turn with her implication of her boyfriend in the theft.implication = accusation (suggestion that someone was involved in a crime)
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During that era, my deeds would certainly have implicated my husband if revealed, regardless of whether he had anything to do with them. (source)implicated = caused to be accused of a crime
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I don't intend to implicate myself. (source)implicate = suggest involvement in a crime by
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She simply endured silently, and would never consider implicating others. (source)implicating = cause to be accused of a crime
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There is evidence that implicates Walter McMillian for this murder, and my job is to defend this conviction. (source)implicates = suggests involvement of
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We are all implicated when we allow other people to be mistreated. (source)implicated = guilty of wrongdoing
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I couldn't implicate my family in all of this. (source)implicate = involve
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He was in the public dock, confessing everything, implicating everybody. (source)implicating = suggesting involvement (in a crime) by
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Thus Mr. Curtain must know that Sticky lied, and no doubt Reynie had been implicated as his accomplice. (source)implicated = accused of involvement
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It was easier to confess everything and implicate everybody. (source)implicate = suggest involvement in a crime by
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After implicating Joe, McCants was sentenced as an adult to four-and-one-half years and served just six months. (source)implicating = accusing of a crime
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