allusion
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Even in a passing comment where he appeared to reference Yellen, he pointedly did not mention make even an allusion to Powell.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Clips of his comment circulated widely on social media as if it were an allusion to abuse, and Flavio Bolsonaro accused Lula of being "sexist."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
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
It had all the elements—romance, sadness, an allusion to the war, and faithful love.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
Famous “Bills” are all about: Zane, Shakespeare, Wonka, and “Bill-bo Baggins,” along with allusions to “canceled Bills” like Cosby and Clinton.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
“Cast Away” is a masterwork of creative fiction, employing historical scholarship, biblical allusions and Jungian psychology to deliver one of the most beguiling survival stories ever written.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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
The recorded songs of the humpback whale, filled with tensions and resolutions, ambiguities and allusions, incomplete, can be listened to as a part of music, like an isolated section of an orchestra.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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