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tacitly

adverb C2
  1. In a tacit manner; done in silence or implied. · Your failure to object to the request resulted in you tacitly approving the change.
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The other members of the class tacitly acknowledged their superiority, and never dreamed of trying to compete with them.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 252 · C1
Morrel hesitated for a moment; he feared it would be hypocritical to accost in a friendly manner the man whom he was tacitly opposing, but his oath and the gravity of the circumstances recurred to his memory; he struggled to conceal his emotion and bowed to Franz.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 754 · C1

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