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
“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 was the place with no darkness: he saw now why O’Brien had seemed to recognize the allusion.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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
“For generations, it provided a common stock of references and allusions, rivaled only by Shakespeare in this respect,” the late writer Christopher Hitchens wrote in a 2011 essay on the King James Version.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
I saw a lot of allusions and references in your lyrics and videos to “trashy icons,” like Lindsay Lohan with the Chanel purse ankle monitor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
With Mom, that means a guilt-laden experience with many allusions to her struggles as a single mom.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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