as in insinuating
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as in indicating
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 implying
Paulina Likos, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
In 2023, a provocative paper suggested that this radiation isn’t limited to black holes, implying that everything eventually decays away.
—Big Think, 6 Dec. 2024
Bank of America has a $105 price target on shares, implying upside of more than 10% from Thursday’s close.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere Wednesday morning on Wall Street, Bank of America hiked its price target on Salesforce to $440 from $390, implying more than 30% upside following the release of the software giant’s third-quarter results .
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
Investors are now looking ahead to Friday’s jobs report, which is expected to be stronger than what this ADP data is implying.
—Sean Conlon,lisa Kailai Han,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
Skeptics note that the planet has experienced significant climatic shifts, such as ice ages and warm periods, long before industrialization, implying that current changes might also be part of natural cycles.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
One example was a post implying that Chalamet’s current relationship with Kylie Jenner is a PR stunt.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Shares have rallied 36% this year, with the firm’s $250 price target implying 20% upside from Tuesday’s close.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
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On Tuesday, Wall Street firm Oppenheimer upped its price target on Costco shares to $1,075 each from $980, implying roughly 9% upside from Monday’s close.
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In the process, the day-to-day nightmare of Dana’s new reality gets lost, even if the more insinuating discomfort of her present-day reality has been enhanced.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2022
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The complaint says that since at least early 2021, McKillips had been posting messages insinuating or explicitly threatening to harm the government or federal agents.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2022
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However, numerous reports of their use emerged after this time amid the Syrian civil war, indicating that many may remain in the country.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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His social media posts include references to books on chronic back pain, and his X (formerly Twitter) profile features an image of a spine with surgical hardware, possibly indicating his own condition.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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There are a total of six episodes in the back half of season 5; the fifth episode that aired on December 8 ended with Luke Grimes’ Kayce hinting to a solution that would save the beleaguered ranch.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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Street will also be a crew chief for RCR in the Xfinity Series, hinting that the team will run a third part-time car there, as well.Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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House Democrats on Tuesday introduced a bill that would require congressional approval for a president to impose tariffs due to claims of a national emergency, a largely symbolic action given Republicans’ coming control of both the House and Senate.Josh Boak, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
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The Black vote must evolve from a tool of symbolic support to a lever for real, lasting change.Christopher Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
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Ten of 12 initial samples from victims came back positive for malaria, suggesting that patients may have been suffering from multiple illnesses at once, Ghebreyesus said.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Overall, women lead just 8% of S&P 500 companies, suggesting that decades of momentum have only yielded incremental gains.Moira Forbes, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Police say the man kept asking the girl suggestive questions, asked for photographs and sent some of himself.Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Their spinsterhood took on an ominous cast, their celibacy no longer evidence of pure, Christian love, but now suggestive of physical, emotional, and intellectual degeneracy.Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Implying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implying. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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