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
This insinuation is incorrect, and the calendar records still reflect this meeting without any changes.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
The swirl of headlines, rumors, and insinuations was upsetting and overwhelming.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Only when Mamdani appeared with him did opponents resurrect insinuations tying the imam to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Any insinuation to the contrary is misleading and irresponsible.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
The swirl of headlines, rumors, and insinuations was upsetting and overwhelming.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
Only when Mamdani appeared with him did opponents resurrect insinuations tying the imam to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Any insinuation to the contrary is misleading and irresponsible.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insinuation
Noun
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Cheng draws on new research for this book and promises to cut through the propaganda, innuendo, and mystery surrounding the Kims and North Korea.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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But in many ways, the plot comes second to the silly jokes, innuendos, and songs.—
Robbie Griffiths,
NPR,
27 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Have a suggestion for a future story?—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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Other more outlandish suggestions have included Nicola Mendelsohn, the head of Meta’s global business group and a doyen of British business, and Tristram Hunt, a former broadcast journalist and Labour Party politician who now runs the Victoria & Albert Museum.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Insinuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insinuation. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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