allusion
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An intentional allusion wouldn’t be unprecedented for the administration.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
The cat’s “puppy-like confidence” is as close as Jill gets to any canine allusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
Lego aficionados or those who grew up with the sets will likely spy many an allusion to past toys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
He might hope the odd allusion jogs a memory; no more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
“Fate” being the writer’s coy allusion to marriage.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Elliptical, digressing, self-interrupting, parenthesizing, Herzen wrote as he spoke, in a torrent of ideas, reminiscences, and literary and historical allusions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Such allusions leave “Backrooms” open to charges of being derivative; Mr. Parsons is of a generation that has a tendency to gobble up content and issue reworked versions of it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
"It touched on so much in terms of thematic material and musical material," Kehrer said, pointing to the allusions to decolonization and use of traditional Puerto Rican rhythms.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
Do the allusions and shout-outs to current events and personalities seem a little too close for comfort?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
And after a while, since he was a man who enjoyed literary and spiritual allusions as well as symbolism, Pacheco decided to call the robin “Joe’s Beanfield.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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