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allude to

verb as in bring up

verb as in touch

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Historical records allude to cities in the region, he said, but the team did not expect to find a 12-hectare medieval city some 2,200m above sea level.

From BBC

Smith had a strict policy of not reading her reviews — and never used the internet — learning what was written about her only when her husband, Beverley Cross, the late playwright, would allude to it after he scoured every line.

But back in March, after two of Diddy’s homes were raided, Blige posted a cryptic note that appeared to allude to the mounting allegations against Combs and tried to distance herself from his legal woes.

His songs allude to anxiety about his success — “Break the rules, cross a line, make a mess / This could be the only chance that you get,” he sings on “Let It Burn.”

Conservatives like Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, allude to Harris's "radical" policies, from gun control to environmental protections.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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