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allude

[uh-lood] / əˈlud /


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To allude to Frank Sinatra, you did it your way.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 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

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

The score goes on for the next hour to allude to a surreal emptiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

I allude to the setting of steel traps for catching vermin.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman




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