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 Two of Cups alludes to a new opportunity for deepening your close relationships.
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Cugno alludes to the fact that CT Cha b is also positioned within a circumstellar planet-forming disk, albeit at a huge distance from its star of 440 astronomical units (41 billion miles/65 billion kilometers).
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The slow start that Mayfield is alluding to has to do with the Buccaneers only scoring two field goals through the first half, and scoring their first touchdown well into the third quarter.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
Jones alluded to being open to reconnecting in the future.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Cugno alludes to the fact that CT Cha b is also positioned within a circumstellar planet-forming disk, albeit at a huge distance from its star of 440 astronomical units (41 billion miles/65 billion kilometers).
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The slow start that Mayfield is alluding to has to do with the Buccaneers only scoring two field goals through the first half, and scoring their first touchdown well into the third quarter.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
Jones alluded to being open to reconnecting in the future.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Allude to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allude%20to. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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