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insinuates

verb

present tense third-person singular of insinuate
1
as in infiltrates
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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2
as in implies
to convey an idea indirectly are you insinuating that I won by cheating?

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3
as in inserts
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 insinuates His question insinuates that Mano Majra’s Muslims had been sheltering criminals. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 His million Instagram followers think of him as the second coming of Banksy, but plenty more think of him as a peeping Tom, a voyeuristic intruder who insinuates himself into private spaces. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026 Many theories persist as to what happened, whether Tony was killed or whether the cliffhanger insinuates that the mob boss would always live with the possibility of being murdered because of his dangerous profession. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 Kyle teases the eventual Meija reveal by calling a huddle onstage with Kyle, Ciara, Carl, Ben and Mia during a break in the action, and insinuates that West got with Amanda for publicity purposes. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 3 June 2026 The proposition has been met with backlash online, as some believe the name insinuates a connection to the president or downplays the importance of the man who donated the land, whom it is named after. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026 Schwartzman, though, is comic gold as an inappropriate inlaw while Sessa brightens things up as a broken-hearted sop who insinuates himself with all the elan of a Lab puppy into the neighbor’s next door household. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025 In an interview, Piagentini said the poster insinuates violence toward people with opinions that differ. — Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insinuates
  1. infiltrates
  2. implies
  3. inserts
  4. sneaks
  5. indicates
  6. introduces
  7. worms
  8. suggests
Verb
  • The show, which stars Jessica Chastain as an investigator who infiltrates online hate groups to prevent incidents of mad violence.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026
  • This coexistence of the everyday and the extraordinary suggested to me a cinematic way of approaching death – not as a spectacular intrusion, but as a presence that slowly infiltrates daily life.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of infiltrates
Verb
  • Without actually saying that AI is taking over or that job losses are on the horizon, the memo by Horacio Gutierrez strongly implies that.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The new target implies nearly 44% upside from Wednesday’s close.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of implies
Verb
  • What should be a relaxing weekend quickly veers off course as Chuck inserts himself into the group and tests the limits of their patience.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Relic chip, of course, is the impetus for the main storyline of Cyberpunk 2077, where V inserts the experimental tech that contains the soul, in effect, of a real person.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of inserts
Verb
  • Every round, the players put on googly-eyed glasses that obscure their vision while Sam sneaks over to tap a Spy, who removes their glasses so Sam can point out which object fits the prompt.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Manual friction sneaks in as systems fail to scale with growth or suffer from poor implementation.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of sneaks
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  • But the company’s research indicates that 60 million Americans are actively seeking more protein in their diet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The hurricane center indicates environmental conditions are favorable for the remnants to become a tropical depression again, with the chances of storm formation at 70% over 48 hours and 90% over the next seven days.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of indicates
Verb
  • New Blood introduces new twists to gameplay to capitalize on that tension; this season, the Traitors have a $15,000 bounty on their heads, money that will be added to the prize pot every time the group banishes one.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Mohegan Sun introduces its new team, the Connecticut Sun.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of introduces
Verb
  • MomTok got Taylor on the plane and off to star in The Bachelorette, but not before Dakota worms his way in one last time.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Guiteau eventually worms his way into an audience, ostensibly seeking an ambassadorship for his dubious contributions to the campaign but, in reality, requesting a path to greatness.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
Definition of worms
Verb
  • Launched in 2004, the $364 million observatory is designed to pivot quickly -- as its name suggests -- to capture gamma ray bursts, exploding stars and other fast-breaking cosmic action.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Research suggests that low ferritin, a protein that stores iron inside your cells, is associated with different forms of hair loss, including telogen effluvium, in women.
    — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of suggests

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“Insinuates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insinuates. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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