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as in infiltrated
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way
years were needed for the agent to insinuate himself into the terrorist organization
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as in implied
to convey an idea indirectly
are you insinuating that I won by cheating?
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as in inserted
to put among or between others
quietly insinuated herself among the concertgoers raptly listening to the piano solo
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Recent Examples of insinuated
Lewis Jacobsen, Air Mail, 23 May 2026
But Finch insinuated that’s also a team issue.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
Initially, the white Democrats who ruled the South responded to the rise of Black political power by crafting racist narratives that insinuated that the emergence of Black voters and Black officeholders was a corruption of the proper political order.
—Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
This is because the girls are both insinuated to be June’s daughters.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Mora insinuated that an honest-to-goodness QB battle in FoCo could continue through the summer months.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
In fact, the structure, tropes, character types, and expressive language of opera insinuated themselves into film from the very beginning.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
Hegseth insinuated that the school might have been used to launch missiles.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Raskin insinuated that America is less safe because of her leadership of the Department of Homeland Security.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
Beginning with the Beat Generation, slowly and gently, like pot smoke seeping from a college dorm room, America’s counterculture of the 1950s and 1960s insinuated itself in unlikely places with unexpected results.
—Lewis Jacobsen, Air Mail, 23 May 2026
But Finch insinuated that’s also a team issue.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
Initially, the white Democrats who ruled the South responded to the rise of Black political power by crafting racist narratives that insinuated that the emergence of Black voters and Black officeholders was a corruption of the proper political order.
—Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
This is because the girls are both insinuated to be June’s daughters.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Mora insinuated that an honest-to-goodness QB battle in FoCo could continue through the summer months.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
In fact, the structure, tropes, character types, and expressive language of opera insinuated themselves into film from the very beginning.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
Hegseth insinuated that the school might have been used to launch missiles.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Raskin insinuated that America is less safe because of her leadership of the Department of Homeland Security.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insinuated
Adjective
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And for the first time in more than a decade, the international group responsible for those guidelines has updated its suggested protocols.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Johnson said the suggested economic damages of $5 million were for items including loss of earnings, loss of marital care and loss of guidance.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Property worth millions of dollars was destroyed in a series of protests that the government said were infiltrated by criminals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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The Institute for the Study of War has reported that, in the course of advancing towards Kostyantynivka, Russian forces infiltrated the southeastern portion of the city and its suburbs, pushing 2 to 4 kilometers ahead of their assessed lines.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The title’s implied hi-jinks—Amish teens unleashing their suspenders and chugging BuzzBallz—belie the sound’s fragile electricity.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
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That implied just 700 seats remained unsold — which clearly undersold the huge stretches of empty space.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
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The league is finally recovering from a turbulent decade during which television ratings dropped by nearly 48% as many of its most prominent players, coaches and executives increasingly inserted themselves into partisan political debates.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Pinney’s fantasies and visual metaphors are sometimes more poignant in concept than in execution, and a theme of Ray’s crude racist impulses is baldly inserted but left undeveloped.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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Lee nearly snuck a single into right field in the bottom of the fourth, but second baseman Nico Hoerner made a diving stop of Lee’s grounder to rob him of a hit.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Shortly afterward, Lee Jae-sung sneaked behind the defense and had the ball on his foot near the goal but couldn't score.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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In a venue where circumstances would have indicated a tepid response to a less-than-blockbuster matchup, Santa Clara hosted a display of what the World Cup can be at its best.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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Data from the report also indicated that streaming films with at least somewhat diverse casts tended to outperform in terms of audience and social media engagement.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Russia's federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsiya, said in posts to Telegram that temporary flight restrictions were introduced at airports in Sochi, Volgograd, Kaluga, Yaroslavl and Nizhny Novgorod overnight.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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Having introduced that fiercely luminous piece in 2023, Dudamel brought it back in March, placing it on the second half of a concert that began with Beethoven’s Seventh.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Verb
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The limited or anthology series field slipped to 31 from 33.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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By Emma Court, Bloomberg Juicy tomatoes are a summer staple often slipped into burgers or sliced atop a salad.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Insinuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insinuated. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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