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insinuate

[in-sin-yoo-eyt] / ɪnˈsɪn yuˌeɪt /




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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

She just didn’t put up with B.S. from guys who were trying to diminish her, call her irrational and insinuate she was clingy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 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

They found the scientific establishment ridiculous and plodding, yet they knew how to insinuate themselves into it.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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