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imputation

noun

ˌim-pyə-ˈtā-shən

Definition of imputation

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 The carry-forward imputation method treated October prices as unchanged. — Wire Services wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 2026 There’s a greater likelihood that inflation data will have a higher level of imputations, noted RBC’s Reid. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025 While loans can be made without interest that might trigger the imputation of interest under the tax rules. — Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 More programs followed, and multiple imputation became more widespread. — Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for imputation

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Gibney leaves the insinuation hanging — was this a troll or a confession?

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Coverage of the story dovetailed with a hail of memes and insinuations online that Crockett is a zealot or a pretend cowboy out of his depth.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of insinuation

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Initial rumors were fueled by local innuendo and supported by records aligning Hemings’ pregnancies with Jefferson’s presence at his plantation home of Monticello in Virginia.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
The innuendo only encouraged the bidding — and the riding jokes — with two guests ultimately taking the experience at $120,000 each.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of innuendo

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