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Recent Examples of allusive
And indeed, the riches of the Afrikaans language are on display in this sensitive, witty, and allusive rendering of Beckett’s European classic.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2025
Every two-color page shows off some new and unexpected layout or brush technique — there are cutaways and maps and mythical creatures and beautiful, allusive drawings of tigers and flames.
—Sam Thielman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The allusive, charged opening sequence alone would qualify as a devastating short film on the subject.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
As a former foreign correspondent, Fenton has had experiences similar to my own, but poetry provides a more allusive, emotional language than journalism.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Oct. 2024
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2025
Every two-color page shows off some new and unexpected layout or brush technique — there are cutaways and maps and mythical creatures and beautiful, allusive drawings of tigers and flames.
—Sam Thielman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The allusive, charged opening sequence alone would qualify as a devastating short film on the subject.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
As a former foreign correspondent, Fenton has had experiences similar to my own, but poetry provides a more allusive, emotional language than journalism.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allusive
Adjective
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The exchange is indicative of this odd, frustrating, occasionally intriguing project, which pads out scarce but real nuggets of insight with leading questions and endless clips.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Superior Court Judge Lisa Rodriguez agreed with the prosecutor that the details taken together were indicative of fraud.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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The only difference is that reflective tint is not allowed anywhere on the windshield and can't be more than 35% on the front and rear windows.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Give that remark a sobering, reflective moment.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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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Stay vigilant by monitoring the sky for ominous signs and listening for the telltale sound of thunder.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Martinů was something of a chameleon, despite his telltale tics.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Medium-full, this is an expressive style of Franciacorta that offers good complexity, but has very high acidity, and has a lean finish.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Social-media viewers have praised her expressive eyes, earning the clip almost 400,000 likes.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When whole chia seeds soak in liquid, the surface breaks down, giving them their characteristic gel-like consistency and helping your body absorb their nutritional goodness.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
10 Sep. 2025
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Their foliage is feathery and silvery-green, and the characteristic seed heads provide interest even after the blooms have faded.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In fact, it is made the show less funny, less interesting, and symptomatic of a larger trend where the award show hates itself for no particular reason.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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One such development is a new effort from biotech company AOA Dx to build an early detection test for women with symptomatic ovarian cancer.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
8 Sep. 2025
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Then, as with West Germany’s previous World Cup triumph, there was a symbolic defeat.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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The milestone marks a symbolic win for the blue-chip index, highlighting the market’s resilience despite tariff concerns and signs of weakness in the economy.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Allusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allusive. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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