implicit

Even though the modern orchestra originated three centuries ago as a plaything of princes, there has always been an implicit connection — and tension — between orchestras and democracy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

You're not incurring a direct cost on your books for this old software, but in reality you are, only it's an implicit cost until something like this happens.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

The ad offers a reason for his candidacy and life of public service, and ends what has been a tumultuous campaign on a grace note — and with an implicit promise.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

One of the implicit lessons of these books is that, even in an era of lonely visionaries at long-shot startups, there is value in seeking the perspectives of others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

But for the most part the new scientists avoided the word ‘evidence’ because it inevitably carried with it an implicit reference to the law courts—a reference that Sprat was willing to make explicit.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton