as in to indicate
to convey an idea indirectly
they may have implied that they'd help, but they didn't actually say so
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Recent Examples of imply
Didn't Ultron And Raza Both Die? Interestingly, both characters suffered similar fates in their respective films in that it is heavily implied both are killed, but never confirmed.
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
That caucus condemned Newsom last month when the Democratic governor broke with his own party and implied that transgender girls unfairly compete against their cisgender opponents while speaking with conservative activist Charlie Kirk on his own new podcast.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
Get The Recipe Cherry Delight As the name implies, this cool dessert is a true delight.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025
As the name implies, this service is meant to act as a backup if your regular internet provider has an outage and isn't intended for everyday use.
—Sarah Lord, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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For example, the report cited that collision data collected in the Czech Republic indicated that the police database contained only 43% of the injuries recorded by the public health insurance system.—
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Volunteers who maintain the path have been collaborating with the city of San Diego to update the signs indicating the rules for e-bike use.—
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The bees, as suggested by their name, also produce honey.—
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Parr, who died in 2015 of congestive heart failure at 85, in a previous interview suggested that if not for McCarthy stopping the path of that third round from Hinckley’s gun, Reagan’s wounds could have been much more serious.—
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European leaders have hinted that retaliation could target Big Tech firms.—
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Some research in mice and cultured cells hint that microplastics have the potential to cause damage, and epidemiological research suggests that microplastics are associated with respiratory, digestive, and reproductive issues, as well as colon and lung cancer.—
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“Imply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imply. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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