allude to
phrasal verb
alluded to; alluding to; alludes to
: to speak of or mention (something or someone) in an indirect way
I'm interested in hearing more about the technology you alluded to a minute ago.
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The mayor alluded to the Roslindale Square arrest in remarks to reporters at last week’s press conference, when asked whether the city was aware of an imminent ICE surge, akin to what occurred recently in Minnesota and Maine.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Pedro Pascal, Ricky Martin and more stars had cameos in the set, which was stuffed with hidden meaning alluding to Bad Bunny's Latino heritage.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Arteta had alluded to more shots being taken from range because of teams defending deep.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Never mentioned, or even alluded to… which was the case for anything else that might have raised much of an eyebrow or a stir, in a show that could have aired at just about any time in the 21st century, aside from the closing montage of Charlie Kirk imagery.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Pedro Pascal, Ricky Martin and more stars had cameos in the set, which was stuffed with hidden meaning alluding to Bad Bunny's Latino heritage.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Arteta had alluded to more shots being taken from range because of teams defending deep.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Never mentioned, or even alluded to… which was the case for anything else that might have raised much of an eyebrow or a stir, in a show that could have aired at just about any time in the 21st century, aside from the closing montage of Charlie Kirk imagery.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Allude to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allude%20to. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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