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insinuate

[in-sin-yoo-eyt] / ɪnˈsɪn yuˌeɪt /




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“I don’t want to insinuate that we’ve lost our values. The Big Ten has had to adjust to the overall shift in college athletics and the marketplace around it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

"I absolutely would not have gone through life having this on my chest if I knew that – and to insinuate that I did is disgusting," Platner said in a statement to the BBC.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

The real purpose is to insinuate that this person doesn't deserve the basic presumption of privacy.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2024

The term had long been used in Haitian street slang to insinuate male dominance and power.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2023

A scintilla of doubt had begun to insinuate itself.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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