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insinuate

[in-sin-yoo-ayt] / ɪnˈsɪn juˌeɪt /




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It and other rags insinuate the problem, As Ever, is the royal formerly known as Meghan Markle.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

“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

Bud lives with his mom and subsequently keeps his “day job” as a limo driver but is driven to insinuate himself into some other writing gig.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024

And bouncing on her flat heels, full of coffee and nerve and code, was Eva Seiler, Berlin’s interpretive liaison with London, soon to insinuate herself into the German-speaking underworld of Ormaie.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

Cady, claiming no hard feelings, insinuates himself into their world, apparently friendly, apparently helpful, so that it’s not always clear what’s sincere and what’s strategy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

Her placement in an even higher position of authority than she was before shows how easily she insinuates her way into influential positions by committing evil acts masked as serving the greater good.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2023

Harding insinuates himself into Adil’s life to get closer to Ruhaba, who seems to recognize Harding’s attraction to her while keeping him at a collegial distance.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023

A small seating area has been colonized by Gillen’s prints and handmade artist books; a commanding aluminum triptych insinuates itself over the dining table.

From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2023

She gently insinuates, too, that worse cases have been treated successfully.

From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Charles James Lever

Her ex-partner eventually managed to get hold of him, but he insinuated all the money was gone.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Quite the contrary, Pratt has insinuated on social media that they’re onto something.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

Online creators have insinuated themselves into the D.C. press corps, sitting for briefings with Karoline Leavitt and securing Pentagon credentials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

"Constantly assuming new faces, it has insinuated itself into the heart of our societies, into every crack, too often accompanied by that same pact of cowardice: to keep silent, to refuse to see."

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

No one showed any interest in tracking me, no one pried, no one insinuated.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

Since the Epstein files release, Pozhidaeva has been contending with social-media posts and blogs insinuating she is a Russian spy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

He responded with, “There goes the house,” insinuating that he’s going to lose it.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 16, 2025

Not to be outdone, Johnson responded to the poop jet video by somehow insinuating there is an elevated meaning to it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025

This fits in with Kennedy's long-standing history of eugenics-tinged notions that disease is a good thing, falsely claiming that it strengthens the gene pool, and insinuating that it makes survivors stronger.

From Salon ● May 27, 2025

Even with his machines humming and advertisements for his products insinuating themselves into all aspects of American life, Duke wasn’t satisfied with his market share.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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