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insinuate

[in-sin-yoo-ayt] / ɪnˈsɪn juˌeɪt /




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Her tales defy easy categorization—suspense shockers? ghost stories? horror sketches?—even as they insinuate themselves into our souls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 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

Reese also pointed to her ring finger in front of Clark to insinuate that she and LSU would be taking home the championship, which they did.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2024

“That’s ridiculous to even insinuate I’d believe in coincidences. What is a coincidence?”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

She insinuates that if Evans doesn’t alter her teeth, she will be sent home.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026

A wholly unexpected focus on those modest and hidden internal body parts in his neck insinuates Jerome’s interior anguish, an emotional experience that cannot be seen inside his head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2024

Sibarium insinuates that Lucero has exercised undue influence over residency acceptances.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024

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

Milton, though he often insinuates a political stroke in his great poem, always, I think, generalizes.

From Coelebs In Search of a Wife by Hannah More

It also insinuated that recent testing of the coaster has met Universal’s sound requirements with the county.A community meeting is being planned by Universal and the Toluca Lake Homeowners Assn., stated the post.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 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

The best thing about “Lines of Resolution” is how powerfully it drives home that television has insinuated itself into every aspect of contemporary life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025

Renaldo Gouws initially insinuated one of the videos was doctored and denied it but a statement issued by the DA on Thursday said it was "genuine and not a fake".

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2024

The cold insinuated itself from every quarter; it unfurled itself throughout our skins.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

“You’re messing with something that is there and it’s there for a purpose,” he said in a recorded call, insinuating Chavez was involved in other corrupt acts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Waller had obliged, insinuating Warsh was importing outside authority to ratify long-held views and dressing them up as discovery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Mahnoor says he also cropped images of her with a group of friends, to make it appear that she was standing with a single man, insinuating that they were having an affair.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

He previously noted that the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics were a “guiding star” for his retirement, insinuating that he would likely hang up his racket following the games.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026

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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