allusive
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With the rise of modernism, Ives’s highly allusive and often experimental music found a suitable audience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
It also has a brief and effective guitar solo, a striking build and a dramatic climax with real pathos, even if the singer’s gothic lyrics are allusive and difficult to extract meaning from.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
F1 drivers generally don't talk about this stuff, and if they do it tends to be in an allusive manner that tries to hide any weaknesses.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
“Elastigirl” riffed off Ciara’s “Oh,” as did “Rockstar” for M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls,” allusive moves that might be hack if she wasn’t so expert at it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025
The story told by myxotricha is as deep as any myth, as profoundly allusive.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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