allusion
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“A move away from the layered, the blobby, the clean — to something with more illusion of or allusion to an id.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
It is preceded by musings that perhaps a king shouldn’t have the absolute powers he does—which felt like a perfunctory contemporary allusion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
"A 10-year-old child who doesn't understand a joke or an allusion, it's not a big deal. They will understand it at 15, 20, or 40 years old. There are several levels of interpretation."
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
The trophy features many nods from the 60-year-old musician, including a hand-drawn “cresting wave” illustration and an arrow and mod symbol — an allusion to Vedder’s tribute to the Who on his personal guitar.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025
I felt a burning glow mount to my face; for bitter and agitating recollections were awakened by the allusion to marriage.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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