as in innuendo
a slyly or subtly derogatory remark
the insinuation that there were considerations other than love for the actor having such a high-profile wedding
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Recent Examples of insinuation
The insinuation was that Atletico lacked the money to finance both.
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
Was the insinuation that the governor hadn’t even brought his gun?
—Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
Kylian Mbappé will not tolerate under any circumstances that his integrity, reputation and honor be tarnished by unfounded insinuations.
—George Ramsay and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
Sometime late last week, spray-paint-wielding intruders turned the pink walls of this seven-bedroom mansion into a helter-skelter canvas of pop art, obscure quotations and political insinuations — the third hillside home in Los Angeles to be defaced in recent days.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
Was the insinuation that the governor hadn’t even brought his gun?
—Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
Kylian Mbappé will not tolerate under any circumstances that his integrity, reputation and honor be tarnished by unfounded insinuations.
—George Ramsay and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
Sometime late last week, spray-paint-wielding intruders turned the pink walls of this seven-bedroom mansion into a helter-skelter canvas of pop art, obscure quotations and political insinuations — the third hillside home in Los Angeles to be defaced in recent days.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insinuation
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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
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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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Multiple imputation became the go-to technique in medicine.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
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According to reports from the BLS, around 50% of the CPI data is based on imputations, meaning that roughly half of the information used to calculate the Consumer Price Index is estimated, not direct measures of prices; interest rates (important credit prices) are not directly included.William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Zoom in: Other places are finding success with the sessions, though, and moms are quick to offer suggestions in Facebook groups for their favorite studio Santa experiences.Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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Trump himself expressed his disapproval of Wray on Sunday, citing the Mar-a-Lago raid and Wray’s initial suggestion that shrapnel, not an intact bullet, grazed his ear during the July assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Insinuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insinuation. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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