allude to
phrasal verb
alluded to; alluding to; alludes to
: to speak of or mention (something or someone) in an indirect way
I'm interested in hearing more about the technology you alluded to a minute ago.
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The moment has been alluded to throughout the Apple TV+ show's second season.
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Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Trump alluded to Musk’s unpopularity while defending his work to bring back the astronauts.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Mar. 2025
Both countries also allude to petty and violent crime, gun violence, home break-ins for Canadians who live in the U.S. on holiday or during winter months, fraud, terrorism and demonstrations or protests potentially becoming violent.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
She’s cultivated an unorthodox image that strays from pop culture’s obsession with exaggerated body enhancements (though she’s alluded to having undergone a Brazilian butt lift (BBL)) and the hyper-sexualization which has become commonplace for women in music.
—Carly Lewis-Oduntan, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Trump alluded to Musk’s unpopularity while defending his work to bring back the astronauts.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Mar. 2025
Both countries also allude to petty and violent crime, gun violence, home break-ins for Canadians who live in the U.S. on holiday or during winter months, fraud, terrorism and demonstrations or protests potentially becoming violent.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
She’s cultivated an unorthodox image that strays from pop culture’s obsession with exaggerated body enhancements (though she’s alluded to having undergone a Brazilian butt lift (BBL)) and the hyper-sexualization which has become commonplace for women in music.
—Carly Lewis-Oduntan, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Allude to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allude%20to. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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