implicated

past tense of implicate, archaic

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Recent Examples of implicated Unpack what is happening, and most often character is implicated. Mary Crossan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 Fearing reprisal after Tutsi rebels overthrew the genocidal government, ethnic Hutu extremists implicated in the slaughter fled to Congo, along with millions of Hutu civilians. Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025 Investigation into the various burglaries also implicated Trotta in the theft of a Tiffany lamp, as well as boxing, horse racing, baseball, and golf items. Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025 The worst thing that could ever happen to you is that you could be implicated in having caused someone to die. Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025 Campbell was implicated and ultimately found guilty of the shooting, which left one man dead and multiple people injured, including rapper Troy Ave, whom Campbell had been embroiled in a war of words with on social media and elsewhere prior to the incident. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Mar. 2025 In addition to espionage, the group was implicated in broader Russian efforts to influence foreign political climates and destabilize rival nations. Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025 Alterations to the gut microbiome via diet, or perhaps exposure to drugs like antibiotics, have also been implicated. Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025 The First Amendment would also be implicated if a business were compelled to express speech about sports and entertainment news on a platform. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Feb. 2025

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“Implicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implicated. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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