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allusive

[uh-loo-siv] / əˈlu sɪv /


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The result is allusive, ambitious, occasionally frustrating, often exhilarating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

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

The allusive, charged opening sequence alone would qualify as a devastating short film on the subject.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

They all belong to the world outside “Tár” — our world — and their presence inside the movie is more than merely allusive.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2023

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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