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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

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

He died from a sudden illness in Birmingham in June, and some of those close to him insinuate there was foul play involved.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2023

“How dare you insinuate that my mother is dead.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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