implicit
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These schools weren’t quite a direct pipeline into the American armed services, but their implicit promise was to cultivate gentlemen, if not always literal officers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The movie has an implicit motto, confidently stated by Kyle, that applies to all security systems: “At the end of the day, it’s still run by people. And people are stupid.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
It was implicit that the defence team had been seeking his return home, with Serbia's government making it clear it would be prepared to provide guarantees to the court if they released him.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The point is the ask itself; the atmosphere it creates is an implicit signal that reporters who cover these men are already on notice.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
To Descartes, zero was also implicit in God’s domain, as was the infinite.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing implicit
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 1
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The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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