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Recent Examples of allusive
David Bowie, charming in interviews, and leaning toward the abstract and allusive in his lyrics, was not given to weighing in on news events.
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Alexander Larman, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
In the second Trump era, these viewers seem to prefer a more allusive approach, processing the times through movies about other countries’ authoritarian governments.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
At times sparse and allusive, Moon’s poems use blank space and other stylistic considerations to convey a voice and thought that ranges from the contemplative to the surreal and absurd.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
The Lady From the Sea, one of Ibsen’s most mysterious and allusive plays, centers on the figure of Ellida, a lighthouse keeper’s daughter with a maritime obsession.
—Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025
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Alexander Larman, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
In the second Trump era, these viewers seem to prefer a more allusive approach, processing the times through movies about other countries’ authoritarian governments.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
At times sparse and allusive, Moon’s poems use blank space and other stylistic considerations to convey a voice and thought that ranges from the contemplative to the surreal and absurd.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
The Lady From the Sea, one of Ibsen’s most mysterious and allusive plays, centers on the figure of Ellida, a lighthouse keeper’s daughter with a maritime obsession.
—Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allusive
Adjective
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Any prices or levels shown are either historical or purely indicative.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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This tongue-in-cheek intro is indicative of the longtime comedian’s bone-dry brand of humor.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Made of reflective material, this leash assures the safety of both you and your pet when the sun goes down.—
Christina Shepherd McGuire,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Kovács, who is more reflective in person than his bulldog persona online, told me that Hungary’s election system is secure.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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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To trace the solar events that caused these auroras, Miyahara and her colleagues looked for spikes of telltale atomic variations trapped in 13th-century tree rings, using Medieval literature to guide their search.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
10 Apr. 2026
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Stay vigilant by monitoring the sky for ominous signs and listening for the telltale sound of thunder.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the nineteen-seventies, Franciscan University, a small school on a hill above the downtown, became a center for charismatic Catholicism, an expressive, theologically orthodox movement that paralleled the development of the evangelical Jesus People and secular hippie culture.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Growing up surrounded by fashion and music also shaped their understanding of beauty as something expressive and, at times, theatrical.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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With nonconformist narration and characteristic whimsy, her work offers us a space to wonder and reflect in a fraught time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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Wu said that most patients with Lyme disease often display the characteristic bullseye rash, but not all who are infected will develop it.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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More likely, this is symptomatic of a system that prioritized accommodating a predator over delivering justice for survivors and protecting vulnerable girls and women.—
Daniel Ruetenik,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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While the spa offers a high degree of customisation, Perumbuduri stresses on how the wellness approach is holistic; Ayurveda is more interested in rebalancing overall health based on a constitutional analysis rather than symptomatic treatment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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As was the case with the white-and-green dress for her Pakistan tour, Elizabeth, in her fashion choices, sought not only to avoid giving offense but to offer symbolic ingratiation, and among the most fascinating garments on display are those representing diplomatic dressing.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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For many young Indian women, the change also carries symbolic weight.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Allusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allusive. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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