allude
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Their presence may allude to the hymn “Panis Angelicus,” or “bread of angels,” written by St. Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century as a poetic reference to the presence of Christ in the consecrated host.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Both allude to an Aztec myth and appear in the Mexican flag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
A couple songs on “Born in the Wild” allude to the perils of new celebrity.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024
This seems to allude to a modus operandi of American health insurance companies: “delay, deny, depose.”
From Slate • Dec. 5, 2024
To allude is to mention indirectly or to hint at—to speak of something in a covert or roundabout way.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
