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insinuate

[in-sin-yoo-eyt] / ɪnˈsɪn juˌeɪt /




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The Degas’ whereabouts remained a mystery, but the case suggests that Doyle was learning how to insinuate himself in the blue-chip center of the art world, not merely on its fringes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 11, 2026

"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

But maybe that wouldn’t have happened, Hutson said, if local officials had been more cooperative and criminal elements weren’t allowed to insinuate themselves so deeply into their communities in the first place.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2025

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

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

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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

From Salon Feb. 20, 2026

They listen to Pepsi-branded transistor radios, fence with disc jockey Murray the K, who insinuates himself into their inner sanctum.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 25, 2024

Even the job title insinuates that we are not people, but literal background—like a painting or flowerpot that is placed on a table to make the walls look less bare.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 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

That article insinuates that I am a sort of high-bred yet low-toned adventuress.

From The Adventures of a Widow A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar

In response, Lamola said: "We reiterate that broad-based black economic empowerment is not reverse racism as regrettably insinuated by the ambassador."

From Barron's Mar. 11, 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

Nor does Moscow’s subway system — built with slave labor — pose some grand indictment of America, as Carlson insinuated.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2024

They had insinuated themselves into the colored community there, Sam said, but a slave catcher nosed around and it was time to flee.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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 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

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

The willow is in full plumage and is no help, with its insinuating whispers.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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