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 Bank of America estimates that a combination of different-cell imputation and the varied impact of tariffs likely will alter the headline CPI reading by only a basis point or two — 0.01 or 0.02 percentage point. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Aug. 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 By reducing noise and missing values, AI simplifies data imputation, categorization and clustering, improving data accessibility. Sandeep Shilawat, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 Multiple imputation became the go-to technique in medicine. Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for imputation
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Noun
  • Love humility and don’t mind the insinuations that cause sorrow . . .
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2025
  • Social media was running wild with videos and photos of Carrington’s fingers hitting Clark in the eye, with unsubstantiated claims and insinuations that Carrington had tried to injure Clark.
    Christine Brennan, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • There’s has been a lot of innuendo; talk of wrong directions and disharmony.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But the situation isn’t without innuendo — and a little drama — from Castellanos, who cloaks very little when asked a question from the media.
    Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Falwell sued for invasion of privacy, libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Harper denied the allegations, and Huizenga filed a libel lawsuit against the former contestant.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025

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“Imputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imputation. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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