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as in infiltrated
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way
years were needed for the agent to insinuate himself into the terrorist organization
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as in implied
to convey an idea indirectly
are you insinuating that I won by cheating?
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as in inserted
to put among or between others
quietly insinuated herself among the concertgoers raptly listening to the piano solo
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Recent Examples of insinuated
Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Carlson also recently insinuated that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is controlled by Netanyahu.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Initially, the white Democrats who ruled the South responded to the rise of Black political power by crafting racist narratives that insinuated that the emergence of Black voters and Black officeholders was a corruption of the proper political order.
—Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
But in an appearance on WDAE radio, Gruden insinuated that the report was false.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The Deflategate fallout is one reason sports talk insinuated Polian, a member of the Hall of Fame who has a vote, was behind Belichick’s snub.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The song insinuated that Lamar had cheated on his fiancée and was physically violent with her.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
O’Connell insinuated Minnesota has tried to get a deal done with Flores prior to this point, to no avail.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2026
The super-agent also insinuated that eight teams were in the hunt for the two-time All-Star, per Chris Kirschner of The Athletic, though some of those teams (the Cincinnati Reds, for example), haven't shown themselves to be eager to hand out nine-figure contracts.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Verb
The south London club, meanwhile, insinuated that elements of the deal changed late on, leaving them insufficient time to resolve and complete the final paperwork needed to get the loan-with-obligation move over the line.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Carlson also recently insinuated that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is controlled by Netanyahu.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Initially, the white Democrats who ruled the South responded to the rise of Black political power by crafting racist narratives that insinuated that the emergence of Black voters and Black officeholders was a corruption of the proper political order.
—Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
But in an appearance on WDAE radio, Gruden insinuated that the report was false.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The Deflategate fallout is one reason sports talk insinuated Polian, a member of the Hall of Fame who has a vote, was behind Belichick’s snub.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The song insinuated that Lamar had cheated on his fiancée and was physically violent with her.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
O’Connell insinuated Minnesota has tried to get a deal done with Flores prior to this point, to no avail.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2026
The super-agent also insinuated that eight teams were in the hunt for the two-time All-Star, per Chris Kirschner of The Athletic, though some of those teams (the Cincinnati Reds, for example), haven't shown themselves to be eager to hand out nine-figure contracts.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insinuated
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And the public needs to be aware of the advances and take action, especially if your phone has been infiltrated.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
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At an annual meeting of the Parliamentary Forum on Intelligence and Security in El Salvador in November, far-right deputy Nikolas Ferreira claimed Brazilian criminal organizations had infiltrated the government.—
Evandro Cruz Silva,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026
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Traditionally, programming a robot implied writing thousands of lines of code to define every movement.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Here, the goo is more implied than actually seen, but in a movie full of sexualized fluids, this is definitely the most literal and the most explicit.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Rios’ attorneys contend that the case had gone cold when Guevara, who at the time was a gang crimes specialist, not a homicide detective, inserted himself into the investigation by claiming two confidential informants had fingered Rios as the gunman.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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Rivers inserted 6-foot-10 center Jericho Sims into the starting lineup, creating a double-big pairing alongside 6-foot-11 center Myles Turner.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Feb. 2026
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After the patient types in a description of the symptoms or problem, the AI tool sends a doctor a suggested diagnosis and treatment plan.—
Martha Bebinger,
NPR,
9 Jan. 2026
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Are there any natural alternatives to the suggested cleaning solutions?—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2025
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Levy sneaked back to the kitchen to help clean up.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Bhansali has to scan all of his diamonds — millions per year — to make sure no lab-growns have been snuck in the mix.—
Chris Livesay,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Federal officials haven’t indicated when efforts to swear in or interview applicants from these countries will resume.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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Governor Newsom has indicated that the appropriate response to the court ruling is to focus on federal agents specifically rather than expanding the law to include state officers, suggesting these are separate issues that warrant different approaches.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Those books introduced me to a vision of American teenage life and taught me the rhythms and idioms of American English, nuances that would later replace my Britishisms and shape my career as a journalist.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Frenkel had been an old friend, introduced her to her husband in 1999 and officiated over their wedding in 2012.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Mission slipped into 2025 because ULA needed more Vulcan rocket hardware beyond Cert-2 and the two USSF missions that took priority over the Dream Chaser flight.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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French wine and spirits exports have slipped from being traditionally France’s second-largest export sector to third, behind aerospace and cosmetics, as trade tensions intensified.—
Reuters 9 hr ago,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Insinuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insinuated. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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