intimated

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He looks like a walking ad for the designer Todd Snyder, and it’s also intimated that he’s bisexual.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

“He actually intimated that he might not be able to do it this year,” Winston says of the comedian and former “Daily Show” host.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

The local police union meanwhile intimated that Smith’s Dec. 8 resignation was timed to duck further questioning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Duty manager Claire Taylor-Bevans said staff "all felt intimated" and asked the security team at the site to "keep an eye" on him on 20 October 2024.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

I have already intimated that my condition was much worse, during the first six months of my stay at Mr. Covey’s, than in the last six.

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass