as in to refer (to)
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The Sixers head coach later mentioned his team allowed a few turnovers that led to easy breakaway buckets on the other end.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026 -
But that standard story rarely mentions the British Caribbean, where the Stamp Act fell hardest.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Allude (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allude%20%28to%29. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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