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Recent Examples of allusive
Their plots were complex, nested, allusive, the sort of TV that demanded activity and attention rather than passivity.
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Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2023
Style often allowed a filmmaker to set a mood in an allusive way.
—Hazlitt, 9 Aug. 2023
Aside from the text on that bottle, O’Brien’s work is allusive and indirect.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
But by choosing literalness over ambiguity, ‘The Boogeyman’ doesn’t quite stick the landing like that richly allusive 2014 Australian film did.
—Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
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Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2023
Style often allowed a filmmaker to set a mood in an allusive way.
—Hazlitt, 9 Aug. 2023
Aside from the text on that bottle, O’Brien’s work is allusive and indirect.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
But by choosing literalness over ambiguity, ‘The Boogeyman’ doesn’t quite stick the landing like that richly allusive 2014 Australian film did.
—Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allusive
Adjective
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To Pimp a Butterfly and Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers are indicative of that.—
Taylor Crumpton,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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The team used a process called 3D microscopy to map the cuts, and found that many were indicative of the removal of muscle bundles, the brain and marrow from inside the bones, according to the release.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Pete was a gentle spirit, creative, inquisitive, and reflective.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The numbers are reflective of the historic season delivered by Barkely, who, in his first year since leaving the Giants, totaled 15 touchdowns in the regular seasons and has five more in the playoffs.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Semantic bleaching is another linguistic process whereby the denotative content of a word is stripped away.—
Brandon Tensley,
CNN,
10 July 2022
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The paragon of such an attempt is something like Jia Tolentino’s Trick Mirror, a work that stands as a denotative record of the social media shift, yet still falls to the same difficulties that characterize other cultural criticism of this type.—
SPIN,
SPIN,
8 Feb. 2022
Adjective
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While Wallace and Gromit boast fluid and highly expressive movement, Norbot was quite the opposite.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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An additional compilation of designers that was expressive and fitting for the ultra-busy week was the Black In Fashion Council showroom–this special organization created by Lindsay Peoples and Sandrine Charles has been highlighting brands for a decade.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to its timeless elegance characteristic of a European chateau, the home is in the exclusive neighborhood of Snedens Landing, which is well known for its rustic seclusion, connection to the arts and proximity to New York City.—
Michael P. McKinney,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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As of Monday morning, after an unfortunately characteristic several days of posting wildly offensive stuff, the rapper’s account was listed as deactivated.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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The following day, the CDC disclosed two other symptomatic contacts.—
Chloe Berger,
Fortune,
26 Sep. 2024
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The behaviors listed above are symptomatic of an attention deficit disorder (ADD) syndrome that manifests itself daily in the workplace.—
Mark Settle,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The image of the photo in the White House hallway quickly circulated, drawing attention for its symbolic placement.—
Jamel Valencia,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Feb. 2025
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Alexis Ohanian, the Reddit founder and tech entrepreneur who has been married to Williams since 2017, took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to educate the TV personality about the importance of his wife's symbolic actions.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Allusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allusive. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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