as in insinuation
a slyly or subtly derogatory remark I resent the imputation that I'm nice to Grandmother because she has money

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Recent Examples of imputation Third, the imputation accuracy might be compromised in this region as was shown by our Finnish sample. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2010 The concept of imputation is not yet fully appreciated by forensics experts who have a biological background. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2023 But a pardon still carries an imputation of guilt. Celina Tebor, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021 In these cases — 1.2 million people in 2010, but probably many more in pandemic-scarred 2020 — the bureau has long used a statistical method called imputation, looking at nearby households to make educated guesses about who lives in the places the census field operation missed. New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021 See all Example Sentences for imputation 
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Noun
  • Kent Nishimura | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell can finish his term leading the U.S. central bank despite prior insinuations that he could be pushed to step down, said Scott Bessent, a hedge fund magnate and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary.
    Karen James Sloan,Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The baseless claims that MVP is referring to includes insinuation from podcaster and UFC commentator Joe Rogan.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
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  • The former greengrocer from south London was known for lively banter that was often laced with innuendo.
    The Week UK, theweek, 7 Dec. 2024
  • But the innuendo about the next major contest was already flying among Democrats.
    Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2024
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  • The series’s portrait of John, now a remarried grandfather, bears no trace of the litigious figure who hired Trump attorney L. Lin Wood early on to sue media outlets for libel.
    Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In September 2022, PEOPLE reported that the star was dating another of his lawyers, Joelle Rich, who represented him in his 2020 U.K. libel suit against British tabloid The Sun.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024

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“Imputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imputation. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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