allude
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“Mine,” in this sense, doesn’t simply allude to something Corvette will steal; she’s referring to all the invisible things that comprise a mass-produced product — the labor and energy and time.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
To allude to Frank Sinatra, you did it your way.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
In a statement Tuesday that didn’t allude to the suspended deliveries, the Central Bank of Iraq said it wasn’t short of U.S. currency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Although that project was scrapped, Variety magazine said the second season of The Studio will allude to the attempts to bring Madonna's story to the big screen.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
If a divorced lady were present in the company of her second husband, it is often thought desirable not to allude to the original marriage at all.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Vocabulary lists containing allude
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 1
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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