tacit

Example Sentences

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That was a tacit acknowledgement that in just over eight months, Americans will head to the polls in midterm elections that will determine the composition of both chambers of Congress.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

“But unlike physical abuse and neglect, financial abuse is more likely to occur with the tacit acknowledgment and consent of the elder person and can be more difficult to detect and establish,” the researchers note.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

And analysts have said a regional development policy pushed by Kim two years ago is tacit acknowledgement of the major disparity in conditions between the showcase capital Pyongyang and the rest of the country.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

When we play the desert island game, we do it with the tacit acknowledgement that its proposed diversions are impractical.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Eventually, with the concept of a tacit reserve, a principle from moral philosophy is introduced directly into epistemology, establishing a limit to knowledge claims.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton