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
Given how potent the survivor interviews are and how negligible the details are on the systemic failures, Surviving Ohio State would have been better with more focus on the former and less unsubstantiated insinuation — however persuasive — about the latter.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
And then there will be all sorts of insinuations about why this happened.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 13 May 2025
He’s made irresponsible insinuations about unscrupulous referees.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
The insinuation tapped into long-standing suspicions among conspiracy theorists and online sleuths that incriminating and sensitive files in the government’s possession have yet to be released.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
And then there will be all sorts of insinuations about why this happened.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 13 May 2025
He’s made irresponsible insinuations about unscrupulous referees.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
The insinuation tapped into long-standing suspicions among conspiracy theorists and online sleuths that incriminating and sensitive files in the government’s possession have yet to be released.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for insinuation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insinuation
Noun
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For this event, Love Island has dispensed with the innuendos and just gone for a straightforward kink theme.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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As del Toro and the audience immediately started to laugh, Clarkson realized the accidental innuendo.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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While loans can be made without interest that might trigger the imputation of interest under the tax rules.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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More programs followed, and multiple imputation became more widespread.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
2 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The confidentiality of Le Salon may suggest something unattainable, but Krings is quick to counter that suggestion.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
7 July 2025
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Here are some suggestions for how to incorporate those breaks, starting with the simplest and briefest, to the more complex and significant.—
Jay Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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“Insinuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insinuation. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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