as in insinuation
a slyly or subtly derogatory remark
repeatedly made innuendos regarding his opponent's business dealings but feigned innocence when called upon to substantiate them
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Recent Examples of innuendo
Keaton has a cookie that looks like a breast — lots of innuendo and puns follow.
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Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Although her songs may sound bubbly and sweet, many contain innuendos and explicit language.
—Holly Garcia, Parents, 15 Oct. 2024
Elon Musk, the X owner who has endorsed Trump, has repeatedly posted rumors and innuendo denigrating the federal government’s response to Helene.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
That said, this is an incredibly tough question, tending to spark more rumor and innuendo than uncover any truths, as onlookers try to determine who knew what when.
—Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
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Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Although her songs may sound bubbly and sweet, many contain innuendos and explicit language.
—Holly Garcia, Parents, 15 Oct. 2024
Elon Musk, the X owner who has endorsed Trump, has repeatedly posted rumors and innuendo denigrating the federal government’s response to Helene.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
That said, this is an incredibly tough question, tending to spark more rumor and innuendo than uncover any truths, as onlookers try to determine who knew what when.
—Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
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Kent Nishimura | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell can finish his term leading the U.S. central bank despite prior insinuations that he could be pushed to step down, said Scott Bessent, a hedge fund magnate and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary.Karen James Sloan,Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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The baseless claims that MVP is referring to includes insinuation from podcaster and UFC commentator Joe Rogan.Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
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Multiple imputation became the go-to technique in medicine.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
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According to reports from the BLS, around 50% of the CPI data is based on imputations, meaning that roughly half of the information used to calculate the Consumer Price Index is estimated, not direct measures of prices; interest rates (important credit prices) are not directly included.William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Zoom in: Other places are finding success with the sessions, though, and moms are quick to offer suggestions in Facebook groups for their favorite studio Santa experiences.Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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Trump himself expressed his disapproval of Wray on Sunday, citing the Mar-a-Lago raid and Wray’s initial suggestion that shrapnel, not an intact bullet, grazed his ear during the July assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Innuendo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innuendo. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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