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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On the flip side, the album also alludes to the wondrous, even frightening emotional epiphanies that come with the realisation that one’s life has started to take a different direction than planned.
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Sophie Williams, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2026
The nice-looking man who has made a date with you could have been alluding to any number of physical problems.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
What the bill faces Critics also allude to former MMA fighters accusing UFC of antitrust violations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The verbiage doesn’t have to cover each of the factors and can simply allude to some of them.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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Sophie Williams, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2026
The nice-looking man who has made a date with you could have been alluding to any number of physical problems.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
What the bill faces Critics also allude to former MMA fighters accusing UFC of antitrust violations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The verbiage doesn’t have to cover each of the factors and can simply allude to some of them.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Allude to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allude%20to. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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