allude
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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
As the pictures flashed, I spotted an American flag in the room and suggested she use it as a backdrop to allude to the album.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Both allude to an Aztec myth and appear in the Mexican flag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
Elon Musk, previously a longtime Signal fan, glommed onto Rufo’s posts to allude to “known vulnerabilities with Signal,” in a tweet that saw him get corrected by his own beloved Community Notes feature.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2025
If she decided someone should be expelled, for example, and she sensed opposition, she’d just allude darkly to stuff she knew “from before.”
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Vocabulary lists containing allude
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 1
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The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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