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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However, if there is something disgraceful about the Galveston Plan, the focus of Cockerell’s book, Schulz does not allude to it.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
The Israeli official dismissed that idea, alluding to direct talks with Moscow over the Iranian program.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
On Friday, Devers alluded to being unhappy with how the Red Sox treated him.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
The box set’s title alludes to the series of Gong albums in the early 1970s based on a science fiction-meets-hippie-esque mythos of a Planet Gong inhabited by — ahem!
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
The Israeli official dismissed that idea, alluding to direct talks with Moscow over the Iranian program.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
On Friday, Devers alluded to being unhappy with how the Red Sox treated him.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
The box set’s title alludes to the series of Gong albums in the early 1970s based on a science fiction-meets-hippie-esque mythos of a Planet Gong inhabited by — ahem!
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
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“Allude to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allude%20to. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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