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imputation

noun

ˌim-pyə-ˈtā-shən

Definition of imputation

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 The carry-forward imputation method treated October prices as unchanged. — Wire Services wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 2026 There’s a greater likelihood that inflation data will have a higher level of imputations, noted RBC’s Reid. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025 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 More programs followed, and multiple imputation became more widespread. — Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for imputation

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Noun

Of course, Franken himself succumbed to the same type of allegations and insinuations.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026
Conservative Justices, bristling at insinuations of bias or partisanship, like to point to the significant share of cases that are decided unanimously.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

Definition of insinuation

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Larkin and Yzerman each have their share of blame for that situation, with few hard facts to go off beyond snapshots and innuendo.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 July 2026
All the trappings of rage—the non-descriptive mentions of drug intake, the unspecified sadness, the shock-rock innuendos—are unshakeable.

— Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026

Definition of innuendo

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In 2022, Harry also sued Associated Newspapers for libel over an article concerning his lawsuit against the government.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026
Top United Nations official Vanessa Frazier is facing a furious backlash after spreading a sick, fake-news blood libel against Israel on social media.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

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