as in insinuation
a slyly or subtly derogatory remark I resent the imputation that I'm nice to Grandmother because she has money

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Recent Examples of imputation Much will depend on the imputations that drive the PCE index (e.g. housing expense, rent etc.). William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 Third, the imputation accuracy might be compromised in this region as was shown by our Finnish sample. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2010 The concept of imputation is not yet fully appreciated by forensics experts who have a biological background. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2023 But a pardon still carries an imputation of guilt. Celina Tebor, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021 See All Example Sentences for imputation
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Noun
  • Buck is taken aback by the insinuation, reminding Tommy that Eddie is straight.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
  • That power makes possible sincerity rather than insinuation; empathy rather than conviviality; sympathy rather than solicitude; conversation rather than communication; commitment rather than casual association.
    Ann Hulbert, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • There are still rooms and contexts in which Germans — and now the head coach of the English national football team — are subject to infantile innuendo.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • But that hasn’t stopped the finger-pointing, the blame games, the innuendo.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Baldoni has since sued The Times for libel, and the newspaper stood by its coverage.
    Benjamin VanHoose, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • On New Year’s Eve, Baldoni and nine other plaintiffs, including his crisis publicist Melissa Nathan, sued the New York Times for $250 million for libel over their initial story about Lively’s allegations.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025

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“Imputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imputation. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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